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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 18
In 4 translations
- KJV
- Take not pleasure in much good cheer, neither be tied to the expence thereof.
- WEB
- Don’t make merry in much luxury, and don’t be tied to its expense.
- DRC
- Take no pleasure in riotous assemblies, be they ever so small: for their concertation is continual.
- LXXE
- Take not pleasure in much good cheer, neither be tied to the expence thereof.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Μὴ εὐφραίνου ἐπὶ πολλῇ τρυφῇ, μηδὲ προσδεθῇς συμβολῇ αὐτῆς.