Sirach 8:9

ASV Byzantine Text

Miss not the discourse of the aged; For they also learned of their fathers: Because from them thou shalt learn understanding, And to give answer in time of need.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Patong kah olka te khaw hnalval boeh, amih khaw ana pa rhoek taeng lamlong ni ana cang. Metla na yakming ham khaw amih taeng lamloh cang lamtah, a ngoe vaengah tah ollannah aka pae ham ni.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Ne despicias narrationem presbyterorum sapientium, et in proverbiis eorum conversare:

Brenton English Septuagint

Miss not the discourse of the elders: for they also learned of their fathers, and of them thou shalt learn understanding, and to give answer as need requireth.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Veracht de verhalen der ouden niet, Die zij hoorden van hun vaderen; Van hen toch kunt ge wijsheid leren, Om antwoord te geven in tijd van nood.

Douay-Rheims 1899

Despise not the discourse of them that are ancient and wise, but acquaint thyself with their proverbs.

King James Version + Apocrypha

Miss not the discourse of the elders: for they also learned of their fathers, and of them thou shalt learn understanding, and to give answer as need requireth.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

Miss not the discourse of the elders: For they also learned of their fathers, And of them thou shalt learn understanding, And to give answer as need requireth.

LXX2012 U. S. English

Miss not the discourse of the elders: for they also learned of their fathers, and of them you shall learn understanding, and to give answer as need requires.

British English Septuagint 2012

Miss not the discourse of the elders: for they also learnt of their fathers, and of them you shall learn understanding, and to give answer as need requires.

Revised Version

Miss not the discourse of the aged; For they also learned of their fathers: Because from them thou shalt learn understanding, And to give answer in time of need.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Ne manquez pas le discours des personnes âgées, car ils ont aussi appris de leurs parents, car c'est d'eux que vous apprendrez la compréhension, et de donner une réponse en cas de besoin.

Spanish BLL

No te pierdas el discurso de los ancianos, porque ellos también aprendieron de sus padres, ya que de ellos aprenderás entendimiento, y a dar una respuesta en tiempo de necesidad.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

No te pierdas el discurso de los ancianos, pues también aprendieron de sus padres, porque de ellos aprenderás a entender, y para dar una respuesta en tiempos de necesidad.

Croatian Bible

Ne podcjenjuj govora staraca, jer oni su učili od svojih roditelja, a od njih ćeš se ti naučiti razboru i u pravo vrijeme odgovarati.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

Miss not the discourse of the elders: For they also learned of their fathers, And of them thou shalt learn understanding, And to give answer as need requireth.

World English Bible (Catholic)

Don’t miss the discourse of the aged, for they also learned from their parents, because from them you will learn understanding, and to give an answer in time of need.

World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

Don’t miss the discourse of the aged, for they also learnt from their parents, because from them you will learn understanding, and to give an answer in time of need.

World English Bible Classic

Don’t miss the discourse of the aged, for they also learned from their parents, because from them you will learn understanding, and to give an answer in time of need.

World English Bible Updated

Don’t miss the discourse of the aged, for they also learned from their parents, because from them you will learn understanding, and to give an answer in time of need.

SEPTUAGINTA

μὴ ἀστόχει διηγήματος γερόντων, καὶ γὰρ αὐτοὶ ἔμαθον παρὰ τῶν πατέρων αὐτῶν· ὅτι παρ᾿ αὐτῶν μαθήσει σύνεσιν καὶ ἐν καιρῷ χρείας δοῦναι ἀπόκρισιν.

Brenton Septuagint

Μὴ ἀστόχει διηγήματος γερόντων, καὶ γὰρ αὐτοὶ ἔμαθον παρὰ τῶν πατέρων αὐτῶν· ὅτι παρʼ αὐτῶν μαθήσῃ σύνεσιν, καὶ ἐν καιρῷ χρείας δοῦναι ἀπόκρισιν.

Mashi Bible

Orhakengulaga ebinwa by’abashosi, bulya bo barhanziriyîgira oku babusi bâbo, bo wâyîgirakwo okucîrhonda, n’obulenga bw’okushuza nka mugula.

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