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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 20
In 4 translations
- KJV
- A wise man will hold his tongue till he see opportunity: but a babbler and a fool will regard no time.
- WEB
- A wise man will be silent until his time has come, but the braggart and fool will miss his time.
- DRC
- A wise man will hold his peace till he see opportunity: but a babbler, and a fool, will regard no time.
- LXXE
- A wise man will hold his tongue till he see opportunity: but a babbler and a fool will regard no time.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Ἄνθρωπος σοφὸς σιγήσει ἕως καιροῦ, ὁ δὲ λαπιστὴς καὶ ἄφρων ὑπερβήσεται καιρόν.