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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 27
In 4 translations
- KJV
- If thou be among the indiscreet, observe the time; but be continually among men of understanding.
- WEB
- Limit your time among people void of understanding, but persevere among the thoughtful.
- DRC27:13
- In the midst of the unwise keep in the word till its time: but be continually among men that think.
- LXXE
- If thou be among the indiscreet, observe the time; but be continually among men of understanding.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Εἰς μέσον ἀσυνέτων συντήρησον καιρὸν, εἰς μέσον δὲ διανοουμένων ἐνδελέχιζε.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 27:13 in some Bibles
- 27:12 in most Bibles