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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 32
In 4 translations
- KJV
- Speak, thou that art the elder, for it becometh thee, but with sound judgment; and hinder not musick.
- WEB
- Speak, you who are older, for it’s your right, but with sound knowledge; and don’t interrupt the music.
- DRC32:4
- Speak, thou that art elder: for it becometh thee, To speak the first word with care knowledge, and hinder not music.
- LXXE
- To depart from wickedness is a thing pleasing to the Lord; and to forsake unrighteousness is a propitiation.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Εὐδοκία Κυρίου ἀποστῆναι ἀπὸ πονηρίας, καὶ ἐξιλασμὸς ἀποστῆναι ἀπὸ ἀδικίας.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 32:4-5 in some Bibles
- 32:3a in most Bibles
- 32:3b in most Bibles