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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 37
In 4 translations
- KJV
- My son, prove thy soul in thy life, and see what is evil for it, and give not that unto it.
- WEB
- My son, test your soul in your life. See what is evil for it, and don’t give in to it.
- DRC37:30
- My son, prove thy soul in thy life: and if it be wicked, give it no power:
- LXXE
- My son, prove thy soul in thy life, and see what is evil for it, and give not that unto it.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Τέκνον, ἐν τῇ ζωῇ σου πείρασον τὴν ψυχήν σου, καὶ ἴδε τί πονηρὸν αὐτῇ, καὶ μὴ δῷς αὐτῇ.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 37:30 in some Bibles
- 37:27 in most Bibles