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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 27
In 4 translations
- KJV
- Praise no man before thou hearest him speak; for this is the trial of men.
- WEB
- Praise no man before you hear his thoughts, for this is how people are tested.
- DRC27:8
- Praise not a man before he speaketh, for this is the trial of men.
- LXXE
- Praise no man before thou hearest him speak; for this is the trial of men.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Πρὸ λογισμοῦ μὴ ἐπαινέσῃς ἄνδρα, οὗτος γὰρ πειρασμὸς ἀνθρώπων.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 27:8 in some Bibles
- 27:7 in most Bibles