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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 8
In 4 translations
- KJV
- Strive not with a mighty man’ lest thou fall into his hands.
- WEB
- Don’t contend with a mighty man, lest perhaps you fall into his hands.
- DRC
- Strive not with a powerful man, lest thou fall into his hands.
- LXXE
- Strive not with a mighty man, lest thou fall into his hands.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Μὴ διαμάχου μετὰ ἀνθρώπου δυνάστου, μήποτε ἐμπέσῃς εἰς τὰς χεῖρας αὐτοῦ.