SIR 13:23 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) A rich man speaks, and all keep silence.
⇔ They extol what he says to the clouds.
⇔ A poor man speaks, and they say, “Who is this?”
⇔ If he stumbles, they will help to overthrow him.

BrLXX Πλούσιος ἐλάλησε καὶ πάντες ἐσίγησαν, καὶ τὸν λόγον αὐτοῦ ἀνύψωσαν ἕως τῶν νεφελῶν· πτωχὸς ἐλάλησε, καὶ εἶπαν, τίς οὗτος; κἂν προσκόψῃ, προσανατρέψουσιν αὐτόν.
(Plousios elalaʸse kai pantes esigaʸsan, kai ton logon autou anupsōsan heōs tōn nefelōn; ptōⱪos elalaʸse, kai eipan, tis houtos; kan proskopsaʸ, prosanatrepsousin auton. )

BrTr When a rich man speaketh, every man holdeth his tongue, and, look, what he saith, they extol it to the clouds: but if the poor man speak, they say, What fellow is this? and if he stumble, they will help to overthrow him.

WEBBE A rich man speaks, and all keep silence.
⇔ They extol what he says to the clouds.
⇔ A poor man speaks, and they say, “Who is this?”
⇔ If he stumbles, they will help to overthrow him.

DRA The wild ass is the lion’s prey in the desert: so also the poor are devoured by the rich.

RV A rich man speaketh, and all keep silence;
⇔ And what he saith they extol to the clouds:
⇔ A poor man speaketh, and they say, Who is this?
⇔ And if he stumble, they will help to overthrow him.
(A rich man speaketh/speaks, and all keep silence;
⇔ And what he saith/says they extol to the clouds:
⇔ A poor man speaketh/speaks, and they say, Who is this?
⇔ And if he stumble, they will help to overthrow him. )

KJB-1769 When a rich man speaketh, every man holdeth his tongue, and, look, what he saith, they extol it to the clouds: but if the poor man speak, they say, What fellow is this? and if he stumble, they will help to overthrow him.
(When a rich man speaketh/speaks, every man holdeth/holds his tongue, and, look, what he saith/says, they extol it to the clouds: but if the poor man speak, they say, What fellow is this? and if he stumble, they will help to overthrow him. )

KJB-1611 When a rich man speaketh, euery man holdeth his tongue, and looke what hee sayeth, they extoll it to the clouds: but if the poore man speake, they say, What fellow is this? and if he stumble, they will helpe to ouerthrowe him.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Wycl The huntyng of a lioun is a wielde asse in desert; so the lesewis of riche men ben pore men.
(The hunting of a lion is a wild ass in desert; so the lesewis of rich men been poor men.)

Parallel SIR 13:23