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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 12
In 4 translations
- KJV
- When thou wilt do good know to whom thou doest it; so shalt thou be thanked for thy benefits.
- WEB
- If you do good, know to whom you do it, and your good deeds will have thanks.
- DRC
- If thou do good, know to whom thou dost it, and there shall be much thanks for thy good deeds.
- LXXE
- When thou wilt do good, know to whom thou doest it; so shalt thou be thanked for thy benefits.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Ἐὰν εὖ ποιῇς, γνῶθι τίνι ποιεῖς, καὶ ἔσται χάρις τοῖς ἀγαθοῖς σου.