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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 18
In 4 translations
- KJV
- Before thou prayest, prepare thyself; and be not as one that tempteth the Lord.
- WEB
- Before you make a vow, prepare yourself. Don’t be like a man who tests the Lord.
- DRC
- Before prayer prepare thy soul: and be not as a man that tempteth God.
- LXXE
- Before thou prayest, prepare thyself; and be not as one that tempteth the Lord.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Πρὶν εὔξασθαι ἑτοίμασον σεαυτὸν, και μὴ γίνου ὡς ἄνθρωπος πειράζων τὸν Κύριον.