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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 37
In 4 translations
- KJV
- Consult not with one that suspecteth thee: and hide thy counsel from such as envy thee.
- WEB
- Don’t take counsel with one who looks askance at you. Hide your counsel from those who are jealous of you.
- DRC37:7
- Consult not with him that layeth a snare for thee, and hide thy counsel from them that envy thee.
- LXXE
- Consult not with one that suspecteth thee: and hide thy counsel from such as envy thee.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Μὴ βουλεύου μετὰ τοῦ ὑποβλεπομένου σε, καὶ ἀπὸ τῶν ζηλούντων σε κρύψον βουλήν.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 37:7 in some Bibles
- 37:10 in most Bibles