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

Sirach 31:25

Show not your valiantness in wine; for wine has destroyed many.

Parallel Translations

LXXView canonical →
He that washeth himself after the touching of a dead body, if he touch it again, what availeth his washing?
Brenton's Septuagint Translation
KJVView canonical →
Shew not thy valiantness in wine; for wine hath destroyed many.
King James Version
WEBView canonical →
Don’t show yourself valiant in wine, for wine has destroyed many.
World English Bible