Sirach 11:10

ASV Byzantine Text

My son, be not busy about many matters: For if thou meddle much, thou shalt not be unpunished; And if thou pursue, thou shalt not overtake; And thou shalt not escape by fleeing.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Ka ca ol kak neh bi te haam boeh, na suvainah a yet vaengah coelcanah om mueh mahpawh. Na hloem cakhaw na kae hae pawt vetih, na yong cakhaw na loeih hae mahpawh.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Fili, ne in multis sint actus tui: et si dives fueris, non eris immunis a delicto. Si enim secutus fueris, non apprehendes: et non effugies, si præcucurreris.

Brenton English Septuagint

My son, meddle not with many matters: for if thou meddle much, thou shalt not be innocent; and if thou follow after, thou shalt not obtain, neither shalt thou escape by fleeing.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Mijn zoon, waarom zoudt ge uw zaken vermeerderen; Want niet zonder schade breidt ge ze uit. Hoe meer ge u haast, hoe minder ge slaagt; En hoe meer ge zoekt, hoe minder ge vindt.

Douay-Rheims 1899

My son, meddle not with many matters: and if thou be rich, thou shalt not be free from sin: for if thou pursue after thou shalt not overtake: and if thou run before thou shalt not escape.

King James Version + Apocrypha

My son, meddle not with many matters: for if thou meddle much, thou shalt not be innocent; and if thou follow after, thou shalt not obtain, neither shalt thou escape by fleeing.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

My son, meddle not with many matters: For if thou meddle much, thou shalt not be innocent; And if thou follow after, thou shalt not obtain, Neither shalt thou escape by fleeing.

LXX2012 U. S. English

My son, meddle not with many matters: for if you meddle much, you shall not be innocent; and if you follow after, you shall not obtain, neither shall you escape by fleeing.

British English Septuagint 2012

My son, meddle not with many matters: for if you meddle much, you shall not be innocent; and if you follow after, you shall not obtain, neither shall you escape by fleeing.

Revised Version

My son, be not busy about many matters: For if thou meddle much, thou shalt not be unpunished; And if thou pursue, thou shalt not overtake; And thou shalt not escape by fleeing.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Mon fils, ne t'occupe pas de beaucoup de choses ; car si vous vous en mêlez beaucoup, vous ne resterez pas impuni. Si vous poursuivez, vous ne dépasserez pas, et vous ne vous échapperez pas en fuyant.

Spanish BLL

Hijo mío, no te ocupes de muchos asuntos; porque si te entrometes mucho, no quedarás sin castigo. Si persigues, no alcanzarás, y no escaparás huyendo.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Hijo mío, no te ocupes de muchos asuntos; porque si te entrometes mucho, no quedarás impune. Si persigues, no alcanzarás, y no escaparás huyendo.

Croatian Bible

Sine moj, ne preuzimaj previše poslova; ako ih umnožiš, nećeš proći bez kazne; ma koliko se žurio, nećeš stići, niti ćeš trkom uteći.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

My son, meddle not with many matters: For if thou meddle much, thou shalt not be innocent; And if thou follow after, thou shalt not obtain, Neither shalt thou escape by fleeing.

World English Bible (Catholic)

My son, don’t be busy about many matters; for if you meddle much, you will not be unpunished. If you pursue, you will not overtake, and you will not escape by fleeing.

World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

My son, don’t be busy about many matters; for if you meddle much, you will not be unpunished. If you pursue, you will not overtake, and you will not escape by fleeing.

World English Bible Classic

My son, don’t be busy about many matters; for if you meddle much, you will not be unpunished. If you pursue, you will not overtake, and you will not escape by fleeing.

World English Bible Updated

My son, don’t be busy about many matters; for if you meddle much, you will not be unpunished. If you pursue, you will not overtake, and you will not escape by fleeing.

SEPTUAGINTA

Τέκνον, μὴ περὶ πολλὰ ἔστωσαν αἱ πράξεις σου· ἐὰν πληθυνῇς, οὐκ ἀθωωθήσῃ· καὶ ἐὰν διώκῃς, οὐ μὴ καταλάβῃς, καὶ οὐ μὴ ἐκφύγῃς διαδράς.

Brenton Septuagint

Τέκνον, μὴ περὶ πολλὰ ἔστωσαν αἱ πράξεις σου· ἐὰν πληθυνῇς, οὐκ ἀθωωθήσῃ· καὶ ἐὰν διώκῃς, οὐ μὴ καταλάβῃς, καὶ οὐ μὴ ἐκφύγῃς διαδράς.

Mashi Bible

Mwâna wâni, oleke okuhambalikanya emmanja, zikalugirira orhazifume, ciru wankalibirha, orhashegûke, n’okuyâka kurhakufumye.

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