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Sirach 7:4

Don’t seek preeminence from the Lord, nor the seat of honor from the king.

Parallel Translations

LXXView canonical →
Seek not of the Lord preeminence, neither of the king the seat of honour.
Brenton's Septuagint Translation
LXX2012View canonical →
Seek not of the Lord preeminence, neither of the king the seat of honor.
Septuagint in American English (2012)
KJVView canonical →
Seek not of the Lord preeminence, neither of the king the seat of honour.
King James Version
GNV1560View canonical →
Aske not of the Lord preeminence, nether of the King the seate of honour.
Geneva Bible (1560) Apocrypha
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