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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 4
In 4 translations
- KJV
- Make not thyself an underling to a foolish man; neither accept the person of the mighty.
- WEB
- Don’t lay yourself down for a fool to tread upon. Don’t be partial to one who is mighty.
- DRC4:32
- Resist not against the face of the mighty, and do not strive against the stream of the river.
- LXXE
- Make not thyself an underling to a foolish man; neither accept the person of the mighty.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Καὶ μὴ ὑποστρώσῃς σεαυτὸν ἀνθρώπῳ μωρῷ, καὶ μὴ λάβῃς πρόσωπον δυνάστου.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 4:32 in some Bibles
- 4:27 in most Bibles