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Sirach 22:6

Ill-timed conversation is like music in mourning, but stripes and correction are wisdom in every season.

Parallel Translations

LXXView canonical →
A tale out of season [is as] music in mourning: but stripes and correction of wisdom are never out of time.
Brenton's Septuagint Translation
LXX2012View canonical →
A tale out of season [is as] musick in mourning: but stripes and correction of wisdom are never out of time.
Septuagint in American English (2012)
KJVView canonical →
A tale out of season is as musick in mourning: but stripes and correction of wisdom are never out of time.
King James Version
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