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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 13
In 4 translations
- KJV
- If thou be invited of a mighty man, withdraw thyself, and so much the more will he invite thee.
- WEB
- If a mighty man invites you, be reserved, and he will invite you more.
- DRC13:12
- If thou be invited by one that is mightier, withdraw thyself: for so he will invite thee the more.
- LXXE
- If thou be invited of a mighty man, withdraw thyself, and so much the more will he invite thee.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Προσκαλεσαμένου σε δυνάστου, ὑποχωρῶν γίνου, καὶ τόσῳ μᾶλλον προσκαλέσεταί σε.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 13:12 in some Bibles
- 13:9 in most Bibles