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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 8
In 4 translations
- KJV
- Jest not with a rude man, lest thy ancestors be disgraced.
- WEB
- Don’t make fun of a rude man, lest your ancestors be dishonored.
- DRC8:5
- Communicate not with an ignorant man, lest he speak ill of thy family.
- LXXE
- Jest not with a rude man, lest thy ancestors be disgraced.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Μὴ πρόσπαιζε ἀπαιδεύτῳ, ἵνα μὴ ἀτιμάζωνται οἱ πρόγονοί σου.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 8:5 in some Bibles
- 8:4 in most Bibles