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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 21
In 4 translations
- KJV
- It is the rudeness of a man to hearken at the door: but a wise man will be grieved with the disgrace.
- WEB
- It is rude for someone to listen at a door, but a prudent person will be grieved with the disgrace.
- DRC21:27
- It is the folly of a man to hearken at the door: and a wise man will be grieved with the disgrace.
- LXXE
- It is the rudeness of a man to hearken at the door: but a wise man will be grieved with the disgrace.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Ἀπαιδευσία ἀνθρώπου ἀκροᾶσθαι παρὰ θύραν, ὁ δὲ φρόνιμος βαρυνθήσεται ἀτιμίᾳ.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 21:27 in some Bibles
- 21:24 in most Bibles