Sirach 12:5

ASV Byzantine Text

Do good to one that is lowly, And give not to an ungodly man: Keep back his bread, and give it not to him, Lest he overmaster thee thereby: For thou shalt receive twice as much evil For all the good thou shalt have done unto him.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

tlayae ham hnothen sai pa lamtah lailak rhoek te paek boeh. A buh khaw hloh pah lamtah amih taengah pae boeh, te nen te namah lai n'haep ve. Amih hamla hnothen na saii boeih soah rhaepnit la boethae muep na yook ve.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Da bono, et non receperis peccatorem.

Brenton English Septuagint

Do well unto him that is lowly, but give not to the ungodly: hold back thy bread, and give it not unto him, lest he overmaster thee thereby: for [else] thou shalt receive twice as much evil for all the good thou shalt have done unto him.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Verkwik den kleine, en geef niet aan den trotse. Geef hem geen wapens in de hand: Hij zou er mee tegen u strijden;

Douay-Rheims 1899

Give to the good, and receive not a sinner.

King James Version + Apocrypha

Do well unto him that is lowly, but give not to the ungodly: hold back thy bread, and give it not unto him, lest he overmaster thee thereby: for else thou shalt receive twice as much evil for all the good thou shalt have done unto him.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

Do well unto him that is lowly, but give not to the ungodly: Hold back thy bread, and give it not unto him, lest he overmaster thee thereby: For else thou shalt receive twice as much evil For all the good thou shalt have done unto him.

LXX2012 U. S. English

Do well to him that is lowly, but give not to the ungodly: hold back your bread, and give it not to him, lest he overmaster you thereby: for else you shall receive twice as much evil for all the good you shall have done to him.

British English Septuagint 2012

Do well to him that is lowly, but give not to the ungodly: hold back your bread, and give it not to him, lest he overmaster you thereby: for else you shall receive twice as much evil for all the good you shall have done to him.

Revised Version

Do good to one that is lowly, And give not to an ungodly man: Keep back his bread, and give it not to him, Lest he overmaster thee thereby: For thou shalt receive twice as much evil For all the good thou shalt have done unto him.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Faites du bien à celui qui est humble. Ne donnez pas à un homme impie. Retiens son pain, et ne le lui donne pas, de peur qu'il ne vous soumette avec elle ; car vous recevriez deux fois plus de mal pour tout le bien que vous lui auriez fait.

Spanish BLL

Haz el bien al humilde. No le des al impío. Retén su pan, y no se lo des, no sea que te domine con él; porque recibirías el doble de mal por todo el bien que le hubieras hecho.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Haz el bien al que es humilde. No le des a un hombre impío. Retén su pan y no se lo des, para que no te someta con ella; pues recibirías el doble de maldad por todo el bien que le hubieras hecho.

Croatian Bible

Učini dobro poniznu i ne daj ništa bezbožnu. Uskrati mu kruh, ne daj mu ga, da ga to ne učini jačim od tebe; jer će ti platiti dvostrukom opačinom za sve dobro što si mu učinio.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

Do well unto him that is lowly, but give not to the ungodly: Hold back thy bread, and give it not unto him, lest he overmaster thee thereby: For else thou shalt receive twice as much evil For all the good thou shalt have done unto him.

World English Bible (Catholic)

Do good to one who is lowly. Don’t give to an ungodly man. Keep back his bread, and don’t give it to him, lest he subdue you with it; for you would receive twice as much evil for all the good you would have done to him.

World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

Do good to one who is lowly. Don’t give to an ungodly man. Keep back his bread, and don’t give it to him, lest he subdue you with it; for you would receive twice as much evil for all the good you would have done to him.

World English Bible Classic

Do good to one who is lowly. Don’t give to an ungodly man. Keep back his bread, and don’t give it to him, lest he subdue you with it; for you would receive twice as much evil for all the good you would have done to him.

World English Bible Updated

Do good to one who is lowly. Don’t give to an ungodly man. Keep back his bread, and don’t give it to him, lest he subdue you with it; for you would receive twice as much evil for all the good you would have done to him.

SEPTUAGINTA

εὖ ποίησον τῷ ταπεινῷ καὶ μὴ δῷς ἀσεβεῖ· ἐμπόδισον τοὺς ἄρτους αὐτοῦ καὶ μὴ δῷς αὐτῷ, ἵνα μὴ ἐν αὐτοῖς σε δυναστεύσῃ· διπλάσια γὰρ κακὰ εὑρήσεις ἐν πᾶσιν ἀγαθοῖς, οἷς ἂν ποιήσῃς αὐτῷ.

Brenton Septuagint

Εὐποίησον τῷ ταπεινῷ, καὶ μὴ δῷς ἀσεβεῖ· ἐμπόδισον τοὺς ἄρτους αὐτοῦ, καὶ μὴ δῷς αὐτῷ ἵνα μὴ ἐν αὐτοῖς σε δυναστεύσῃ· διπλάσια γὰρ κακὰ εὑρήσεις ἐν πᾶσιν ἀγαθοῖς οἷς ἂν ποιήσῃς αὐτῷ.

Mashi Bible

Aminja ogajirire omwîrhohye, oleke cîbone ojacira Nyamuzinda. Omuyîme ciru ebi alya, orhamuhâga, ankanakulenga misî; bulya omunkwa gwâge mabî kabiri, oku minjà goshi wamujirîre.

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