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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 11

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 11:2

In 4 translations

KJV
Commend not a man for his beauty; neither abhor a man for his outward appearance.
WEB
Don’t commend a man for his good looks. Don’t abhor a man for his outward appearance.
DRC
Praise not a man for his beauty, neither despise a man for his look.
LXXE
Commend not a man for his beauty; neither abhor a man for his outward appearance.

Original-language editions

LXX-Br
Μὴ αἰνέσεις ἄνδρα ἐν κάλλει αὐτοῦ, καὶ μὴ βδελύξῃ ἄνθρωπον ἐν ὁράσει αὐτοῦ.

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