Sirach 20:6

ASV Byzantine Text

There is one that keepeth silence, for he hath no answer to make; And there is that keepeth silence, as knowing his time.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Pilnam a ngen tah a thui a om pawt dongah duem om, Te vaengah a ngen tah thui a ming pawt dongah duem om bal.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Est tacens non habens sensum loquelæ: et est tacens sciens tempus aptum.

Brenton English Septuagint

Some man holdeth his tongue, because he hath not to answer: and some keepeth silence, knowing his time.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Er zijn er, die zwijgen, bij gebrek aan een antwoord, Maar anderen zwijgen, en wachten hun tijd.

Douay-Rheims 1899

There is one that holdeth his peace, because he knoweth not what to say: and there is another that holdeth his peace, knowing the proper time.

King James Version + Apocrypha

Some man holdeth his tongue, because he hath not to answer: and some keepeth silence, knowing his time.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

Some man holdeth his tongue, because he hath not to answer: And some keepeth silence, knowing his time.

LXX2012 U. S. English

Some man holds his tongue, because he has not to answer: and some keeps silence, knowing his time.

British English Septuagint 2012

Some man holds his tongue, because he has not to answer: and some keeps silence, knowing his time.

Revised Version

There is one that keepeth silence, for he hath no answer to make; And there is that keepeth silence, as knowing his time.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Il y en a un qui se tait, car il n'a pas de réponse à donner ; Et il y en a un qui se tait, sachant quand parler.

Spanish BLL

Hay quien guarda silencio porque no tiene respuesta; y hay quien guarda silencio porque sabe cuándo hablar.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Hay uno que calla, porque no tiene respuesta que dar; Y hay uno que guarda silencio, sabiendo cuándo hablar.

Croatian Bible

Ima tko šuti jer ne zna odgovoriti; drugi šuti jer čeka pravi čas.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

Some man holdeth his tongue, because he hath not to answer: And some keepeth silence, knowing his time.

World English Bible (Catholic)

There is one who keeps silent, for he has no answer to make; And there is one who keeps silent, knowing when to speak.

World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

There is one who keeps silent, for he has no answer to make; And there is one who keeps silent, knowing when to speak.

World English Bible Classic

There is one who keeps silent, for he has no answer to make; And there is one who keeps silent, knowing when to speak.

World English Bible Updated

There is one who keeps silent, for he has no answer to make; And there is one who keeps silent, knowing when to speak.

SEPTUAGINTA

ἔστι σιωπῶν, οὐ γὰρ ἔχει ἀπόκρισιν, καὶ ἔστι σιωπῶν εἰδὼς καιρόν.

Brenton Septuagint

Ἔστι σιωπῶν, οὐ γὰρ ἔχει ἀπόκρισιν, καὶ ἔστι σιωπῶν εἰδὼς καιρόν.

Mashi Bible

Lebè ahulisire kubula eci aderha, na lebè ahulisire kulinda agâge mango g’okuderha.

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