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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 8
In 4 translations
- KJV
- Lend not unto him that is mightier than thyself; for if thou lendest him, count it but lost.
- WEB
- Don’t lend to a man who is stronger than you; and if you lend, count it as a loss.
- DRC8:15
- Lend not to a man that is mightier than thyself: and if thou lendest, count it as lost.
- LXXE
- Lend not unto him that is mightier than thyself; for if thou lendest him, count it but lost.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Μὴ δανείσῃς ἀνθρώπῳ ἰσχυροτέρῳ σου, καὶ ἐὰν δανείσῃς, ὡς ἀπολωλεκὼς γίνου·
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 8:15 in some Bibles
- 8:12 in most Bibles