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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 18
In 4 translations
- KJV
- A fool will upbraid churlishly, and a gift of the envious consumeth the eyes.
- WEB
- A fool is ungracious and abusive. The gift of a grudging person consumes the eyes.
- DRC
- A fool will upbraid bitterly: and a gift of one ill taught consumeth the eyes.
- LXXE
- A fool will upbraid churlishly, and a gift of the envious consumeth the eyes.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Μωρὸς ἀχαρίστως ὀνειδιεῖ, καὶ δόσις βασκάνου ἐκτήκει ὀφθαλμούς.