Sirach 21:15

ASV Byzantine Text

If a man of knowledge hear a wise word, He will commend it, and add unto it: The dissolute man heareth it, and it displeaseth him, And he putteth it away behind his back.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Hlang cueih ol te lungming loh a yaak vaengah a koeh tih a thap thil bal Hlang ang loh a yaak vaengah tah nuei tih, a nam benla a voeih.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Est autem sapientia quæ abundat in malo, et non est sensus ubi est amaritudo.

Brenton English Septuagint

If a skilful man hear a wise word, he will commend it, and add unto it: but when one of no understanding heareth it, it displeaseth him, and he casteth it behind his back.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Als de verstandige een wijs woord verneemt, Prijst hij het en voegt er een ander aan toe; Hoort de lichtzinnige het, dan walgt het hem, En hij werpt het achter zijn rug.

Douay-Rheims 1899

But there is a wisdom that aboundeth in evil: and there is no understanding where there is bitterness.

King James Version + Apocrypha

If a skilful man hear a wise word, he will commend it, and add unto it: but as soon as one of no understanding heareth it, it displeaseth him, and he casteth it behind his back.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

If a skilful man hear a wise word, He will commend it, and add unto it: But as soon as one of no understanding heareth it, it displeaseth him, And he casteth it behind his back.

LXX2012 U. S. English

If a skillful man hear a wise word, he will commend it, and add to it: but as soon as one of no understanding hears it, it displeases him, and he casts it behind his back.

British English Septuagint 2012

If a skilful man hear a wise word, he will commend it, and add to it: but as soon as one of no understanding hears it, it displeases him, and he casts it behind his back.

Revised Version

If a man of knowledge hear a wise word, He will commend it, and add unto it: The dissolute man heareth it, and it displeaseth him, And he putteth it away behind his back.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Si un homme de science entend une parole sage, il la recommandera et la complétera. L'homme dévergondé l'entend, et cela lui déplaît, alors il la jette derrière son dos.

Spanish BLL

Si un hombre de conocimiento escucha una palabra sabia, la alabará y le añadirá más. El hombre desenfrenado la escucha, y le desagrada, así que la arroja a sus espaldas.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Si un hombre de conocimiento escucha una palabra sabia, lo elogiará y lo aumentará. El hombre indeseable lo escucha y le desagrada, así que lo tira a sus espaldas.

Croatian Bible

Kad uman čovjek čuje mudru riječ, pohvali je i drugu doda; a čuje li je bezumnik, ruga joj se i baca je iza svojih leđa.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

If a skillful man hear a wise word, He will commend it, and add unto it: But when one of no understanding heareth it, it displeaseth him, And he casteth it behind his back.

World English Bible (Catholic)

If a man of knowledge hears a wise word, he will commend it and add to it. The wanton man hears it, and it displeases him, so he throws it away behind his back.

World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

If a man of knowledge hears a wise word, he will commend it and add to it. The wanton man hears it, and it displeases him, so he throws it away behind his back.

World English Bible Classic

If a man of knowledge hears a wise word, he will commend it and add to it. The wanton man hears it, and it displeases him, so he throws it away behind his back.

World English Bible Updated

If a man of knowledge hears a wise word, he will commend it and add to it. The wanton man hears it, and it displeases him, so he throws it away behind his back.

SEPTUAGINTA

λόγον σοφὸν ἐὰν ἀκούσῃ ἐπιστήμων, αἰνέσει αὐτὸν καὶ ἐπ᾿ αὐτὸν προσθήσει· ἤκουσεν ὁ σπαταλῶν καὶ ἀπήρεσεν αὐτῷ, καὶ ἀπέστρεψεν αὐτὸν ὀπίσω τοῦ νώτου αὐτοῦ.

Brenton Septuagint

Λόγον σοφὸν ἐὰν ἀκούσῃ ἐπιστήμων, αἰνέσει αὐτὸν, καὶ ἐπʼ αὐτὸν προσθήσει· ἤκουσεν ὁ σπαταλῶν καὶ ἀπήρεσεν αὐτῷ, καὶ ἀπέστρεψεν αὐτὸν ὀπίσω τοῦ νώτου αὐτοῦ.

Mashi Bible

Omuntu mwenge akayumva akanwa kinjà, anakabîke emurhima, ayûshûlekwo n’akâge; leka omusirhe akayumve, asheke, kwo na kuyîbagira.

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