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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 32

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 32:8

In 4 translations

KJV
Let thy speech be short, comprehending much in few words; be as one that knoweth and yet holdeth his tongue.
WEB
Sum up your speech, many things in few words. Be as one who knows and yet holds his tongue.
DRC32:9
Hear in silence, and for thy reverence good grace shall come to thee. In many things be as if thou wert ignorant, and hear in silence and withal seeking.
LXXE
Give the Lord his honour with a good eye, and diminish not the firstfruits of thine hands.

Original-language editions

LXX-Br
Ἐν ἀγαθῷ ὀφθαλμῷ δόξασον τὸν Κύριον, καὶ μὴ σμικρύνῃς ἀπαρχὴν χειρῶν σου.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 32:9, 12 in some Bibles
  • 32:8a in most Bibles
  • 32:8b in most Bibles

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