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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 32
In 4 translations
- KJV
- If thou be among great men, make not thyself equal with them; and when ancient men are in place, use not many words.
- WEB
- When among great men, don’t behave as their equal. When another is speaking, don’t babble.
- DRC32:13
- In the company of great men bake not upon thee: and when the ancients are present, speak not much.
- LXXE
- In all thy gifts shew a cheerful countenance, and dedicate thy tithes with gladness.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Ἐν πάσῃ δόσει ἱλάρωσον τὸ πρόσωπόν σου, καὶ ἐν εὐφροσύνῃ ἁγίασον δεκάτην.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 32:13 in some Bibles
- 32:9 in most Bibles