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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 41
In 4 translations
- KJV
- And of silence before them that salute thee; and to look upon an harlot;
- WEB
- of silence before those who greet you, of looking at a woman who is a prostitute,
- DRC41:24
- Of theft, and of the truth of God, and the covenant: of leaning with thy elbow over meat, and of deceit in giving and taking:
- LXXE
- and of silence before them that salute thee; and to look upon an harlot;
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- καὶ ἀπὸ ἀσπαζομένων περὶ σιωπῆς· ἀπὸ ὁράσεως γυναικὸς ἑταίρας,
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 41:24 in some Bibles
- 41:20 in most Bibles