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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 4
In 4 translations
- KJV
- Observe the opportunity, and beware of evil; and be not ashamed when it concerneth thy soul.
- WEB
- Watch for the opportunity, and beware of evil. Don’t be ashamed of your soul.
- DRC4:23
- Son, observe the time, and fly from evil. For thy soul be not ashamed to say the truth.
- LXXE
- Observe the opportunity, and beware of evil; and be not ashamed when it concerneth thy soul.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Συντήρησον καιρὸν καὶ φύλαξαι ἀπὸ πονηροῦ, καὶ περὶ τῆς ψυχῆς σου μὴ αἰσχυνθῇς.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 4:23-24 in some Bibles
- 4:20a in most Bibles
- 4:20b in most Bibles