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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 32

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 32:12

In 4 translations

KJV
There take thy pastime, and do what thou wilt: but sin not by proud speech.
WEB
Amuse yourself there and do what is in your heart. Don’t sin by proud speech.
DRC32:16
And do what thou hast a mind, but not in sin or proud speech.
LXXE
Do not think to corrupt with gifts: for such he will not receive: and trust not to unrighteous sacrifices; for the Lord is judge, and with him is no respect of persons.

Original-language editions

LXX-Br
Μὴ δωροκόπει, οὐ γὰρ προσδέξεται· καὶ μὴ ἔπεχε θυσίᾳ ἀδίκῳ, ὅτι Κύριος κριτής ἐστι, καὶ οὐκ ἔστι παρʼ αὐτῷ δόξα προσώπου.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 32:16 in some Bibles
  • 32:12 in most Bibles

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