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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 11
In 4 translations
- KJV
- Blame not before thou hast examined the truth: understand first, and then rebuke.
- WEB
- Don’t blame before you investigate. Understand first, and then rebuke.
- DRC
- Before thou inquire, blame no man: and when thou hast inquired, reprove justly.
- LXXE
- Blame not before thou hast examined the truth: understand first, and then rebuke.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Πρὶν ἐξετάσῃς μὴ μέμψῃ· νόησον πρῶτον καὶ τότε ἐπιτιμα.