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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 19
In 3 translations
- KJV
- Casting down his countenance, and making as if he heard not: where he is not known, he will do thee a mischief before thou be aware.
- WEB
- bowing down his face, and pretending to be deaf in one ear. Where he isn’t known, he will take advantage of you.
- LXXE
- casting down his countenance, and making as if he heard not: where he is not known, he will do thee a mischief before thou be aware.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Συγκύφων πρόσωπον καὶ ἑτεροκωφῶν, ὅπου οὐκ ἐπεγνώσθη, προφθάσει σε.
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