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Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 27:23

In 4 translations

KJV
When thou art present, he will speak sweetly, and will admire thy words: but at the last he will writhe his mouth, and slander thy sayings.
WEB
When you are present, he will speak sweetly, and will admire your words; but afterward he will twist his speech and set a trap in your words.
DRC27:26
In the sight of thy eyes he will sweeten his mouth, and will admire thy words: but at the last he will writhe his mouth, and on thy words he will lay a stumblingblock.
LXXE
When thou art present, he will speak sweetly, and will admire thy words: but at the last he will writhe his mouth, and slander thy sayings.

Original-language editions

LXX-Br
Ἀπέναντι τῶν ὀφθαλμῶν σου γλυκανεῖ στόμα σου, καὶ ἐπὶ τῶν λόγων σου ἐκθαυμάσει, ὕστερον δὲ διαστρέψει τὸ στόμα αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐν τοῖς λόγοις σου δώσει σκάνδαλον.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 27:26 in some Bibles
  • 27:23 in most Bibles

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