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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 27
In 4 translations
- KJV
- He that winketh with the eyes worketh evil: and he that knoweth him will depart from him.
- WEB
- One who winks the eye contrives evil things; and those who know him will keep their distance.
- DRC27:25
- He that winketh with the eye forgeth wicked things, and no man will cast him off:
- LXXE
- He that winketh with the eyes worketh evil: and he that knoweth him will depart from him.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Διανεύων ὀφθαλμῷ τεκταίνει κακὰ, καὶ οὐδεὶς αὑτὸν ἀποστήσει ἀπʼ αὐτοῦ.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 27:25 in some Bibles
- 27:22 in most Bibles