Sirach 30:12 — compare Bible translations

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OET (OET-RV) Bow[fn] down his neck in his youth,
⇔ and beat him on the sides while he’s a child,
⇔ or he might become stubborn and disobey you,
⇔ and there be sorrow to your soul.[fn]

30:12 These three lines are absent from the oldest MSS.

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BrLXX Θλάσον τὰς πλευρὰς αὐτοῦ, ὡς ἔστι νήπιος, μήποτε σκληρυνθεὶς ἀπειθήσῃ σοι.
(Thlason tas pleuras autou, hōs esti naʸpios, maʸpote sklaʸruntheis apeithaʸsaʸ soi.)

BrTr Beat his sides while he is still young, lest becoming stubborn, he disobey thee.

WEBBE [fn]Bow down his neck in his youth,
⇔ and beat him on the sides while he is a child,
⇔ lest he become stubborn, and be disobedient to you,
⇔ and there be sorrow to your soul.[fn]

30:12 These three lines are absent from the oldest MSS.

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RV [fn] Bow down his neck in his youth,
⇔ And beat him on the sides while he is a child,
⇔ Lest he wax stubborn, and be disobedient unto thee;
⇔ [fn] And there shall be sorrow to thy soul.
( Bow down his neck in his youth,
⇔ And beat him on the sides while he is a child,
⇔ Lest he wax stubborn, and be disobedient unto thee/you;
⇔  And there shall be sorrow to thy/your soul.)

30:12 These three lines are absent from the oldest MSS.

KJB-1769 Bow down his neck while he is young, and beat him on the sides while he is a child, lest he wax stubborn, and be disobedient unto thee, and so bring sorrow to thine heart.
(Bow down his neck while he is young, and beat him on the sides while he is a child, lest he wax stubborn, and be disobedient unto thee/you, and so bring sorrow to thine/your heart.)

KJB-1611 Bow downe his necke while hee is young, and beate him on the sides while he is a childe, lest hee waxe stubborne, and be disobedient vnto thee, and so bring sorrow to thine heart.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

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