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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 4
In 4 translations
- KJV
- And refrain not to speak, when there is occasion to do good, and hide not thy wisdom in her beauty.
- WEB
- Don’t refrain from speaking when it is for safety. Don’t hide your wisdom for the sake of seeming fair.Some manuscripts omit this line.
- DRC4:28
- And refrain not to speak in the time of salvation. Hide not thy wisdom in her beauty.
- LXXE
- And refrain not to speak, when there is occasion to do good, and hide not thy wisdom in her beauty.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Μὴ κωλύσῃς λόγον ἐν καιρῷ σωτηρίας,
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 4:28 in some Bibles
- 4:23 in most Bibles