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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 7
In 4 translations
- KJV
- Seek not of the Lord preeminence, neither of the king the seat of honour.
- WEB
- Don’t seek preeminence from the Lord, nor the seat of honor from the king.
- DRC
- Seek not of the Lord a pre-eminence, nor of the king the seat of honour.
- LXXE
- Seek not of the Lord preeminence, neither of the king the seat of honour.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Μὴ ζήτει παρὰ Κυρίου ἡγεμονίαν, μηδὲ παρὰ βασιλέως καθέδραν δόξης.