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Sirach 8:3

Don’t argue with a loudmouthed man. Don’t heap 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
LXX2012View canonical →
Strive not with a man that is full of tongue, and heap not wood upon his fire.
Septuagint in American English (2012)
KJVView canonical →
Strive not with a man that is full of tongue, and heap not wood upon his fire.
King James Version