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Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 20:29

In 4 translations

KJV
Presents and gifts blind the eyes of the wise, and stop up his mouth that he cannot reprove.
WEB20:28
He who tills his land will raise his harvest high. He who pleases great men will get pardon for iniquity.
DRC20:30
He that tilleth his land shall make a high heap of corn: and he that worketh justice shall be exalted: and he that pleaseth great men shall escape iniquity.
LXXE20:28
He that tilleth his land shall increase his heap: and he that pleaseth great men shall get pardon for iniquity.

Original-language editions

LXX-Br20:28
Ὁ ἐργαζόμενος γῆν ἀνυψώσει θημωνίαν αὐτοῦ, καὶ ὁ ἀρέσκων μεγιστᾶσιν ἐξιλάσεται ἀδικίαν.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 20:31 in some Bibles
  • 20:29 in most Bibles

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