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Sirach 16:23

He who is lacking in understanding thinks about these things. An unwise and erring man thinks foolishly.

Parallel Translations

LXXView canonical →
He that wanteth understanding will think upon vain things: and a foolish man erring imagineth follies.
Brenton's Septuagint Translation
LXX2012View canonical →
He that lacks understanding will think upon vain things: and a foolish man erring imagines follies.
Septuagint in American English (2012)
KJVView canonical →
He that wanteth understanding will think upon vain things: and a foolish man erring imagineth follies.
King James Version
GNV1560View canonical →
He that is humble of heart, wil consider these things: but an vnwise and erronious man casteth his minde vpon foolish things.
Geneva Bible (1560) Apocrypha