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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 35
In 4 translations
- KJV
- Thou shalt not appear empty before the Lord.
- WEB
- See that you don’t appear in the presence of the Lord empty.
- DRC35:6
- Thou shalt not appear empty in the sight of the Lord.
- LXXE
- Pour not out words where there is a musician, and shew not forth wisdom out of time.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Ὅπου ἀκρόαμα, μὴ ἐκχέῃς λαλιὰν, καὶ ἀκαίρως μὴ σοφίζου.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 35:6 in some Bibles
- 35:4 in most Bibles