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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 28
In 4 translations
- KJV
- Beware thou slide not by it, lest thou fall before him that lieth in wait.
- WEB
- Take heed lest you slip with it, lest you fall before one who lies in wait.
- DRC28:30
- And take heed lest thou slip with thy tongue, and fall in the sight of thy enemies who lie in wait for thee, and thy fall be incurable unto death.
- LXXE
- Beware thou slide not by it, lest thou fall before him that lieth in wait.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Πρόσεχε μήπως ὀλισθήσῃς ἐν αὐτῇ, μὴ πέσῃς κατέναντι ἐνεδρεύοντος.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 28:30 in some Bibles
- 28:26 in most Bibles