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LXX2012

Sirach 33:21

For better it is that your children should seek to you, than that you should stand to their courtesy.

Parallel Translations

KJVView canonical →
For better it is that thy children should seek to thee, than that thou shouldest stand to their courtesy.
King James Version
WEBView canonical →
While you still live and breath is in you, don’t give yourself over to anybody.
World English Bible