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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 20
In 4 translations
- KJV
- Wisdom that is hid, and treasure that is hoarded up, what profit is in them both?
- WEB20:29
- Favors and gifts blind the eyes of the wise, and as a muzzle on the mouth, turn away reproofs.
- DRC20:31
- Presents and gifts blind the eyes of judges, and make them dumb in the mouth, so that they cannot correct.
- LXXE20:29
- Presents and gifts blind the eyes of the wise, and stop up his mouth that he cannot reprove.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br20:29
- Ξένια καὶ δῶρα ἀποτυφλοῖ ὀφθαλμοὺς σοφῶν, καὶ ὡς φιμὸς ἐν στόματι ἀποτρέπει ἐλεγμούς.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 20:32 in some Bibles
- 20:30 in most Bibles