Sirach 38:25

ASV Byzantine Text

How shall he become wise that holdeth the plow, That glorieth in the shaft of the goad, That driveth oxen, and is occupied in their labors, And whose discourse is of the stock of bulls?

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Thae cung aka pom tih ma-ae mul aka rhuep khing, Anih te metlam lae hlang cueih la a om thai eh? Anih te vaito a vai, a bibi bueng a khuituk tih, sael kawng bueng la puet a thui.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

[Sapientia scribæ in tempore vacuitatis, et qui minoratur actu sapientiam percipiet, qua sapientia replebitur.

Brenton English Septuagint

How can he get wisdom that holdeth the plough, and that glorieth in the goad, that driveth oxen, and is occupied in their labours, and whose talk is of bullocks?

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Hoe zou wijs kunnen worden, wie de ploeg hanteert, En trots de drijversstok zwaait als een lans; Die de koeien uitdrijft en schreeuwend ze terugleidt, En alleen maar kan praten met kalven:

Douay-Rheims 1899

The wisdom of a scribe cometh by his time of leisure: and he that is less in action, shall receive wisdom.

King James Version + Apocrypha

How can he get wisdom that holdeth the plough, and that glorieth in the goad, that driveth oxen, and is occupied in their labours, and whose talk is of bullocks?

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

How can he get wisdom that holdeth the plough, And that glorieth in the goad, That driveth oxen, and is occupied in their labours, And whose talk is of bullocks?

LXX2012 U. S. English

How can he get wisdom that holds the plow, and that glories in the goad, that drives oxen, and is occupied in their labors, and whose talk is of bullocks?

British English Septuagint 2012

How can he get wisdom that holds the plough, and that glories in the goad, that drives oxen, and is occupied in their labours, and whose talk is of bullocks?

Revised Version

How shall he become wise that holdeth the plough, That glorieth in the shaft of the goad, That driveth oxen, and is occupied in their labours, And whose discourse is of the stock of bulls?

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Comment pourrait-il devenir sage, celui qui tient la charrue ? qui se glorifie de la hampe de l'aiguillon, qui conduit des bœufs et s'occupe de leurs travaux, et qui parle surtout de taureaux ?

Spanish BLL

¿Cómo podría llegar a ser sabio el que sostiene el arado, el que se gloría en el mango de la aguijada, el que guía los bueyes y se ocupa en sus labores, y que mayormente habla de toros?

Spanish Free Bible for the World

¿Cómo podría llegar a ser sabio quien sostiene el arado, que se gloría en el asta de la aguja, que conduce bueyes y se ocupa de sus labores, ¿y quién habla más de los toros?

Croatian Bible

Kako će omudriti onaj tko upravlja plugom i komu je sva slava u šiljku ostana, tko tjera volove i bavi se radom oko njih i koji govori samo o teladi:

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

How can he get wisdom that holdeth the plow, And that glorieth in the goad, That driveth oxen, and is occupied in their labors, And whose talk is of bullocks?

World English Bible (Catholic)

How could he become wise who holds the plow, who glories in the shaft of the goad, who drives oxen and is occupied in their labors, and who mostly talks about bulls?

World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

How could he become wise who holds the plough, who glories in the shaft of the goad, who drives oxen and is occupied in their labours, and who mostly talks about bulls?

World English Bible Classic

How could he become wise who holds the plow, who glories in the shaft of the goad, who drives oxen and is occupied in their labors, and who mostly talks about bulls?

World English Bible Updated

How could he become wise who holds the plow, who glories in the shaft of the goad, who drives oxen and is occupied in their labors, and who mostly talks about bulls?

SEPTUAGINTA

τί σοφισθήσεται ὁ κρατῶν ἀρότρου καὶ καυχώμενος ἐν δόρατι κέντρου, βόας ἐλαύνων καὶ ἀναστρεφόμενος ἐν ἔργοις αὐτῶν, καὶ ἡ διήγησις αὐτοῦ ἐν υἱοῖς ταύρων;

Brenton Septuagint

Τί σοφισθήσεται ὁ κρατῶν ἀροτροῦ, καὶ καυχώμενος ἐν δόρατι κέντρου, βόας ἐλαύνων καὶ ἀναστρεφόμενος ἐν ἔργοις αὐτῶν, καὶ ἡ διήγησις αὐτοῦ ἐν υἱοῖς ταυρῶν;

Mashi Bible

Kurhi akabà murhimanya omuntu ozukira oku ngâlè y’okuhinga, omuntu irenge lyâge lyoshi liri omu kufumbarha akarhi k’okuyâbula, omuntu ojà atunda empanzi anaziregerereko, ôrhaderha ogurhali gwa nkâfu!

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