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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 18
In 4 translations
- KJV
- Learn before thou speak, and use physick or ever thou be sick.
- WEB
- Learn before you speak. Take care of your health before you get sick.
- DRC
- Before judgment prepare thee justice, and learn before thou speak.
- LXXE
- Learn before thou speak, and use physic or ever thou be sick.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Πρινὴ λαλῆσαι μάνθανε, καὶ πρὸ ἀῤῥωστίας θεραπεύου.