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LXX2012

Sirach 8:3

Strive not with a man that is full of tongue, and heap not wood upon his fire.

Parallel Translations

LXXView canonical →
Strive not with a man that is full of tongue, and heap not wood upon his fire.
Brenton's Septuagint Translation
KJVView canonical →
Strive not with a man that is full of tongue, and heap not wood upon his fire.
King James Version
WEBView canonical →
Don’t argue with a loudmouthed man. Don’t heap wood upon his fire.
World English Bible