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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 10
In 4 translations
- KJV
- It is not meet to despise the poor man that hath understanding; neither is it convenient to magnify a sinful man.
- WEB
- It is not right to dishonor a poor man who has understanding. It is not fitting to glorify a man who is a sinner.
- DRC10:26
- Despise not a just man that is poor, and do not magnify a sinful man that is rich.
- LXXE
- It is not meet to despise the poor man that hath understanding; neither is it convenient to magnify a sinful man.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Οὐ δίκαιον ἀτιμάσαι πτωχὸν συνετὸν, καὶ οὐ καθήκει δοξάσαι ἄνδρα ἁμαρτωλόν.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 10:26 in some Bibles
- 10:23 in most Bibles