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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 6
In 4 translations
- KJV
- My son, gather instruction from thy youth up: so shalt thou find wisdom till thine old age.
- WEB
- My son, gather instruction from your youth up. Even when you have gray hair you will find wisdom.
- DRC
- My son, from thy youth up receive instruction, and even to thy grey hairs thou shalt find wisdom.
- LXXE
- My son, gather instruction from thy youth up: so shalt thou find wisdom till thine old age.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Τέκνον, ἐκ νεότητός σου ἐπίλεξαι παιδείαν, καὶ ἕως πολιῶν εὑρήσεις σοφίαν.