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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 13
In 4 translations
- KJV
- Press thou not upon him, lest thou be put back; stand not far off, lest thou be forgotten.
- WEB
- Don’t press him, lest you be thrust back. Don’t stand far off, lest you be forgotten.
- DRC13:13
- Be not troublesome to him, lest thou be put back: and keep not far from him, lest thou be forgotten.
- LXXE
- Press thou not upon him, lest thou be put back; stand not far off, lest thou be forgotten.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Μὴ ἔμπιπτε ἵνα μὴ ἀπωσθῇς, καὶ μὴ μακρὰν ἀφιστῶ ἵνα μὴ ἐπιλησθῇς.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 13:13 in some Bibles
- 13:10 in most Bibles