Parallel ECC 7:18

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BSB It is good to grasp the one and not let the other slip from your hand. For he who fears God will follow both warnings.[fn]

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OEB why die before your time? It is good, while cling- ing to the one, not to relax your grasp of the other; for true religion avoids the excesses of both.

WEBBE It is good that you should take hold of this. Yes, also don’t withdraw your hand from that; for he who fears God will come out of them all.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET It is best to take hold of one warning without letting go of the other warning;
 ⇔ for the one who fears God will follow both warnings.

LSV [It is] good that you lay hold on this, and also, do not withdraw your hand from that, for whoever is fearing God goes out with them all.

FBV You ought to keep in mind these warnings. Those who follow God will be sure to avoid both.

T4T Continue to avoid doing what is evil and doing what is foolish;
 ⇔ avoid doing both of those things by continually revering God.

LEB  • It is good to take hold of the one and also must not let go of the other; for whoever fears God will hold both of them secure.
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BBE It is good to take this in your hand and not to keep your hand from that; he who has the fear of God will be free of the two.

Moff No Moff ECC book available

JPS It is good that thou shouldest take hold of the one; yea, also from the other withdraw not thy hand; for he that feareth God shall discharge himself of them all.

ASV It is good that thou shouldest take hold of this; yea, also from that withdraw not thy hand: for he that feareth God shall come forth from them all.

DRA Be not overmuch wicked: and be not foolish, lest thou die before thy time.

YLT [It is] good that thou dost lay hold on this, and also, from that withdrawest not thy hand, for whoso is fearing God goeth out with them all.

Drby It is good that thou shouldest take hold of this; yea, also from that withdraw not thy hand: for he that feareth [fn]God cometh forth from them all.

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RV It is good that thou shouldest take hold of this; yea, also from that withdraw not thine hand: for he that feareth God shall come forth of them all.

Wbstr It is good that thou shouldst take hold of this; yes, also from this withdraw not thy hand: for he that feareth God shall escape from them all.

KJB-1769 It is good that thou shouldest take hold of this; yea, also from this withdraw not thine hand: for he that feareth God shall come forth of them all.
   (It is good that thou/you should take hold of this; yea, also from this withdraw not thine/your hand: for he that feareth God shall come forth of them all. )

KJB-1611 It is good that thou shouldest take holde of this, yea also from this withdraw not thine hand: for hee that feareth God, shall come foorth of them all.
   (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps It is good for thee to take holde of this, and not to let that go out of thy hande: For he that feareth God, commeth foorth with them all.
   (It is good for thee/you to take hold of this, and not to let that go out of thy/your hande: For he that feareth God, cometh/comes forth with them all.)

Gnva Be not thou iust ouermuch, neither make thy selfe ouerwise: wherefore shouldest thou be desolate?
   (Be not thou/you just ouermuch, neither make thyself/yourself ouerwise: wherefore should thou/you be desolate? )

Cvdl It is good for the to take holde of this, & not to let yt go out of thy hande. For he yt feareth God shal escape them all.
   (It is good for the to take hold of this, and not to let it go out of thy/your hand. For he it feareth God shall escape them all.)

Wyc Do thou not wickidli myche, and nyle thou be a fool; lest thou die in a tyme not thin.
   (Do thou/you not wickedli much, and nyle thou/you be a fool; lest thou/you die in a time not thin.)

Luth Es ist gut, daß du dies fassest und jenes auch nicht aus deiner Hand lässest; denn wer GOtt fürchtet, der entgehet dem allem.
   (It is gut, that you this/these fassest and jenes also not out_of deiner hand lässest; because who God fürchtet, the/of_the entgehet to_him allem.)

ClVg Ne impie agas multum, et noli esse stultus, ne moriaris in tempore non tuo.[fn]
   (Ne impie agas multum, and noli esse stultus, not moriaris in tempore not/no tuo. )

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BrTr It is well for thee to hold fast by this; also by this defile not thine hand: for to them that fear God all things shall come forth well.

BrLXX Ἀγαθὸν τὸ ἀντέχεσθαί σε ἐν τούτῳ, καί γε ἀπὸ τούτου μὴ μιάνῃς τὴν χεῖρά σου, ὅτι φοβουμένοις τὸν Θεὸν ἐξελεύσεται τὰ πάντα.
   (Agathon to anteⱪesthai se en toutōi, kai ge apo toutou maʸ mianaʸs taʸn ⱪeira sou, hoti foboumenois ton Theon exeleusetai ta panta. )