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Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 5:9

In 4 translations

KJV
Winnow not with every wind, and go not into every way: for so doth the sinner that hath a double tongue.
WEB
Don’t winnow with every wind. Don’t walk in every path. This is what the sinner who has a double tongue does.
DRC5:11
Winnow not with every wind, and go not into every way: for so is every sinner proved by a double tongue.
LXXE
Winnow not with every wind, and go not into every way: for so doth the sinner that hath a double tongue.

Original-language editions

LXX-Br
Μὴ λίκμα ἐν παντὶ ἀνέμῳ, καὶ μὴ πορεύου ἐν πάσῃ ἀτραπῷ· οὕτως ὁ ἁμαρτωλὸς ὁ δίγλωσσος.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 5:11 in some Bibles
  • 5:9 in most Bibles

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