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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 6
In 4 translations
- KJV
- She is very unpleasant to the unlearned: he that is without understanding will not remain with her.
- WEB
- How exceedingly harsh she is to the unlearned! He who is without understanding will not remain in her.
- DRC6:21
- How very unpleasant is wisdom to the unlearned, and the unwise will not continue with her.
- LXXE
- She is very unpleasant to the unlearned: he that is without understanding will not remain with her.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Ὡς τραχεῖά ἐστι σφόδρα τοῖς ἀπαιδεύτοις, καὶ οὐκ ἐμμενεῖ ἐν αὐτῇ ἀκάρδιος.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 6:21 in some Bibles
- 6:20 in most Bibles