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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 20
In 4 translations
- KJV
- Better is he that hideth his folly than a man that hideth his wisdom.
- WEB20:30
- Wisdom that is hidden, and treasure that is out of sight— what profit is in either of them?
- DRC20:32
- Wisdom that is hid, and treasure that is not seen: what profit is there in them both?
- LXXE20:30
- Wisdom that is hid, and treasure that is hoarded up, what profit is in them both?
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br20:30
- Σοφία κεκρυμμένη καὶ θησαυρὸς ἀφανὴς, τίς ὠφέλεια ἐν ἀμφοτέροις;
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 20:33 in some Bibles
- 20:31 in most Bibles