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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 3
In 4 translations
- KJV
- But what is commanded thee, think thereupon with reverence, for it is not needful for thee to see with thine eyes the things that are in secret.
- WEB
- Think about the things that have been commanded you, for you have no need of the things that are secret.
- DRC3:23
- For it is not necessary for thee to see with thy eyes those things that are hid.
- LXXE
- But what is commanded thee, think thereupon with reverence; for it is not needful for thee to see with thine eyes the things that are in secret.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- ἃ προσετάγη σοι, ταῦτα διανοοῦ· οὐ γάρ ἐστί σοι χρεία τῶν κρυπτῶν.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 3:23 in some Bibles
- 3:22 in most Bibles