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Sirach 20:1

There is a reproof that is not timely; and there is a person who is wise enough to keep silent.

Parallel Translations

LXXView canonical →
There is a reproof that is not comely: again, some man holdeth his tongue, and he is wise.
Brenton's Septuagint Translation
LXX2012View canonical →
There is a reproof that is not comely: again, some man holds his tongue, and he is wise.
Septuagint in American English (2012)
KJVView canonical →
There is a reproof that is not comely: again, some man holdeth his tongue, and he is wise.
King James Version