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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 7
In 4 translations
- KJV
- justify not thyself before the Lord; and boast not of thy wisdom before the king.
- WEB
- Don’t justify yourself in the presence of the Lord, and don’t display your wisdom before the king.
- DRC
- Justify not thyself before God, for he knoweth the heart: and desire not to appear wise before the king.
- LXXE
- Justify not thyself before the Lord; and boast not of thy wisdom before the king.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Μὴ δικαιοῦ ἔναντι Κυρίου, καὶ παρὰ βασιλεῖ μὴ σοφίζου·