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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 4
In 4 translations
- KJV
- Let it not grieve thee to bow down thine ear to the poor, and give him a friendly answer with meekness.
- WEB
- Incline your ear to a poor man. Answer him with peaceful words in humility.
- DRC
- Bow down thy ear cheerfully to the poor, and pay what thou owest, and answer him peaceable words with mildness.
- LXXE
- Let it not grieve thee to bow down thine ear to the poor, and give him a friendly answer with meekness.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Κλῖνον πτωχῷ τὸ οὖς σου, καὶ ἀποκρίθητι αὐτῷ εἰρηνικὰ ἐν πρᾳΰτητι.