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Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 20:23

In 4 translations

KJV
There is that for bashfulness promiseth to his friend, and maketh him his enemy for nothing.
WEB20:22
There is one who destroys his soul through bashfulness. By a foolish countenance, he will destroy it.
DRC20:24
There is that will destroy his own soul through shamefacedness, and by occasion of an unwise person he will destroy it: and by respect of person he will destroy himself.
LXXE20:22
There is that destroyeth his own soul through bashfulness, and by accepting of persons overthroweth himself.

Original-language editions

LXX-Br20:22
Ἔστιν ἀπολλύων τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ διʼ αἰσχύνην, καὶ ἀπὸ ἄφρονος προσώπου ἀπολεῖ αὐτήν.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 20:25 in some Bibles
  • 20:23 in most Bibles

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