1883 Haydock Douay Rheims Bible
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| Sirach 20:2 | *The lust of an eunuch shall deflower a young maiden: Ecclesiasticus 30:21. | Maiden. Or "woman," (Haydock) who has been entrusted to his care. (Menochius) --- Such people are not free from concupiscence, which must be restrained by the virtue of chastity. (St. Augustine, contra Jul. 6:14.) |