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Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 6:2

In 4 translations

KJV
Extol not thyself in the counsel of thine own heart; that thy soul be not torn in pieces as a bull straying alone.
WEB
Don’t exalt yourself in the counsel of your soul, that your soul not be torn in pieces like a bull.
DRC
Extol not thyself in the thoughts of thy soul like a bull: lest thy strength be quashed by folly,
LXXE
Instead of a friend become not an enemy; for [thereby] thou shalt inherit an ill name, shame, and reproach: even so shall a sinner that hath a double tongue. Extol not thyself in the counsel of thine own heart: that thy soul be not torn in pieces as a bull [straying alone].

Original-language editions

LXX-Br
Καὶ ἀντὶ φίλου μὴ γίνου ἐχθρός· ὄνομα γὰρ πονηρὸν αἰσχύνην καὶ ὄνειδος κληρονομήσει· οὕτως ὁ ἁμαρτωλὸς ὁ δίγλωσσος. Μὴ ἐπάρῃς σεαυτὸν ἐν βουλῇ ψυχῆς σου, ἵνα μὴ διαρπαγῇ ὡς ταῦρος ἡ ψυχή σου.

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