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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 20
In 4 translations
- KJV
- Some man holdeth his tongue, because he hath not to answer: and some keepeth silence, knowing his time.
- WEB
- There is one who keeps silent, for he has no answer to make; And there is one who keeps silent, knowing when to speak.
- DRC
- There is one that holdeth his peace, because he knoweth not what to say: and there is another that holdeth his peace, knowing the proper time.
- LXXE
- Some man holdeth his tongue, because he hath not to answer: and some keepeth silence, knowing his time.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Ἔστι σιωπῶν, οὐ γὰρ ἔχει ἀπόκρισιν, καὶ ἔστι σιωπῶν εἰδὼς καιρόν.