Parallel SIR 20:28

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BrLXX Ὁ ἐργαζόμενος γῆν ἀνυψώσει θημωνίαν αὐτοῦ, καὶ ὁ ἀρέσκων μεγιστᾶσιν ἐξιλάσεται ἀδικίαν.
(Ho ergazomenos gaʸn anupsōsei thaʸmōnian autou, kai ho areskōn megistasin exilasetai adikian. )

BrTr He that tilleth his land shall increase his heap: and he that pleaseth great men shall get pardon for iniquity.

WEBBE He who tills his land will raise his harvest high.
⇔ He who pleases great men will get pardon for iniquity.

KJB-1611 [fn]He that tilleth his land, shall increase his heape: and he that pleaseth great men, shal get pardon for iniquity.
(He that tilleth his land, shall increase his heape: and he that pleaseth great men, shall get pardon for iniquity.)

20:28 Prou.12. 11. and 28. 19.