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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 21

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 21:12

In 4 translations

KJV
He that is not wise will not be taught: but there is a wisdom which multiplieth bitterness.
WEB
He who is not clever will not be instructed. There is a cleverness which makes bitterness abound.
DRC21:14
He that is not wise in good, will not be taught. But there is a wisdom that aboundeth in evil: and there is no understanding where there is bitterness.
LXXE
He that is not wise will not be taught: but there is a wisdom which multiplieth bitterness.

Original-language editions

LXX-Br
Οὐ παιδευθήσεται ὃς οὐκ ἔστι πανοῦργος· ἔστι πανουργία πληθύνουσα πικρίαν.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 21:14-15 in some Bibles
  • 21:12a in most Bibles
  • 21:12b in most Bibles

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