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Sirach 19:24

Better is one who has little understanding, and fears God, than one who has much intelligence and transgresses the law.

Parallel Translations

LXXView canonical →
He that hath small understanding, and feareth God, is better than one that hath much wisdom, and transgresseth the law of the most High.
Brenton's Septuagint Translation
LXX2012View canonical →
He that has small understanding, and fears God, is better than one that has much wisdom, and transgresses the law of the most High.
Septuagint in American English (2012)
KJVView canonical →
He that hath small understanding, and feareth God, is better than one that hath much wisdom, and transgresseth the law of the most High.
King James Version