Old Testament readings use the Septuagint , the Scripture the apostles quoted. Masoretic numbering shown for reference.Learn why
LXX2012

Sirach 4:26

Be not ashamed to confess your sins; and force not the course of the river.

Parallel Translations

LXXView canonical →
Be not ashamed to confess thy sins; and force not the course of the river.
Brenton's Septuagint Translation
KJVView canonical →
Be not ashamed to confess thy sins; and force not the course of the river.
King James Version
WEBView canonical →
Don’t be ashamed to confess your sins. Don’t fight the river’s current.
World English Bible