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LXX2012

Sirach 32:7

Speak, young man, if there be need of you: and yet scarcely when you are twice asked.

Parallel Translations

LXXView canonical →
The sacrifice of a just man is acceptable, and the memorial thereof shall never be forgotten.
Brenton's Septuagint Translation
KJVView canonical →
Speak, young man, if there be need of thee: and yet scarcely when thou art twice asked.
King James Version
WEBView canonical →
Speak, young man, if you are obliged to, but no more than twice, and only if asked.
World English Bible