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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 8
In 4 translations
- KJV
- Consult not with a fool; for he cannot keep counsel.
- WEB
- Don’t consult with a fool, for he will not be able to keep a secret.
- DRC8:20
- Advise not with fools, for they cannot love but such things as please them.
- LXXE
- Consult not with a fool; for he cannot keep counsel.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Μετὰ μωροῦ μὴ συμβουλεύου, οὐ γὰρ δυνήσεται λόγον στέξαι.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 8:20 in some Bibles
- 8:17 in most Bibles