Sirach 31:19

ASV Byzantine Text

How sufficient to a well-mannered man is a very little, And he doth not breathe hard upon his bed.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Aka toel uh hlang ham tah a yol khaw rhoeh mai, A thingkong dongah khaw phutphut a hil moenih.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Utere quasi homo frugi his quæ tibi apponuntur: ne, cum manducas multum, odio habearis.

Brenton English Septuagint

The most High is not pleased with the offerings of the wicked; neither is he pacified for sin by the multitude of sacrifices.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Heeft een verstandig mens niet aan weinig genoeg? Hij zal er geen hinder van hebben op bed. Maar de dwaas heeft last van slapeloosheid, Van pijn en draaien der ingewanden.

Douay-Rheims 1899

Use as a frugal man the things that are set before thee: lest if thou eatest much, thou be hated.

King James Version + Apocrypha

A very little is sufficient for a man well nurtured, and he fetcheth not his wind short upon his bed.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

A very little is sufficient for a man well nurtured, And he fetcheth not his wind short upon his bed.

LXX2012 U. S. English

A very little is sufficient for a man well nurtured, and he fetches not his wind short upon his bed.

British English Septuagint 2012

A very little is sufficient for a man well nurtured, and he fetches not his wind short upon his bed.

Revised Version

How sufficient to a well-mannered man is a very little, And he doth not breathe hard upon his bed.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Comme il suffit d'un peu de choses pour un homme bien élevé. Il ne respire pas lourdement dans son lit.

Spanish BLL

Cuán suficiente es muy poco para un hombre bien educado. No respira con dificultad en su cama.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Que suficiente para un hombre bien educado es muy poco. No respira con dificultad en su cama.

Croatian Bible

Malo je dosta čovjeku dobro odgojenu i on se ne muči na postelji svojoj.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

The most High is not pleased with the offerings of the wicked; Neither is he pacified for sin by the multitude of sacrifices.

World English Bible (Catholic)

How sufficient to a well-mannered man is a very little. He doesn’t breathe heavily in his bed.

World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

How sufficient to a well-mannered man is a very little. He doesn’t breathe heavily in his bed.

World English Bible Classic

How sufficient to a well-mannered man is a very little. He doesn’t breathe heavily in his bed.

World English Bible Updated

How sufficient to a well-mannered man is a very little. He doesn’t breathe heavily in his bed.

SEPTUAGINTA

Ὡς ἱκανὸν ἀνθρώπῳ πεπαιδευμένῳ τὸ ὀλίγον, καὶ ἐπὶ τῆς κοίτης αὐτοῦ οὐκ ἀσθμαίνει.

Brenton Septuagint

Οὐκ εὐδοκεῖ ὁ ὕψιστος ἐν προσφοραῖς ἀσεβῶν, οὐδὲ ἐγ πλήθει θυσιῶν ἐξιλάσκεται ἁμαρτίας.

Mashi Bible

Hitya hiyîgusa omulume! erhi agwîshira, ayîse bwinjà.

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