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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 8
In 4 translations
- KJV
- Go not to law with a judge; for they will judge for him according to his honour.
- WEB
- Don’t go to law with a judge; for according to his honor they will give judgment for him.
- DRC8:17
- Judge not against a judge: for he judgeth according to that which is just.
- LXXE
- Go not to law with a judge; for they will judge for him according to his honour.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Μὴ δικάζου μετὰ κριτοῦ, κατὰ γὰρ τὴν δόξαν αὐτοῦ κρινοῦσιν αὐτῷ.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 8:17 in some Bibles
- 8:14 in most Bibles