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Sirach 3:17

My son, go on with your business in humility; so you will be loved by an acceptable man.

Parallel Translations

LXXView canonical →
My son, go on with thy business in meekness; so shalt thou be beloved of him that is approved.
Brenton's Septuagint Translation
LXX2012View canonical →
My son, go on with your business in meekness; so shall you be beloved of him that is approved.
Septuagint in American English (2012)
KJVView canonical →
My son, go on with thy business in meekness; so shalt thou be beloved of him that is approved.
King James Version
GNV1560View canonical →
He that forsaketh his father, shal come to shame, and he that angreth his mother, is curssed of God.
Geneva Bible (1560) Apocrypha