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Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 41:15

In 4 translations

KJV
A man that hideth his foolishness is better than a man that hideth his wisdom.
WEB
Better is a man who hides his foolishness than a man who hides his wisdom.
DRC41:18
Better is the man that hideth his folly, then the man that hideth his wisdom.
LXXE
A man that hideth his foolishness is better than a man that hideth his wisdom.

Original-language editions

LXX-Br
Κρείσσων ἄνθρωπος ἀποκρύπτων τὴν μωρίαν αὐτοῦ, ἢ ἄνθρωπος ἀποκρύπτων τὴν σοφίαν αὐτοῦ.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 41:18 in some Bibles
  • 41:15 in most Bibles

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