Sirach 35:18 — compare Bible translations

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BrLXX Ἀνὴρ βουλῆς οὐ μὴ παρίδῃ διανόημα, ἀλλότριος καὶ ὑπερήφανος οὐ καταπτήξει φόβον, καὶ μετὰ τὸ ποιῆσαι μετʼ αὐτοῦ ἄνευ βουλῆς.
(Anaʸr boulaʸs ou maʸ paridaʸ dianoaʸma, allotrios kai huperaʸfanos ou kataptaʸxei fobon, kai meta to poiaʸsai metʼ autou aneu boulaʸs.)

BrTr A man of counsel will be considerate; but a strange and proud man is not daunted with fear, even when of himself he hath done without counsel.

WEBBE And the Lord will not be slack, neither will he be patient towards them,
⇔ until he has crushed the loins of the unmerciful.
⇔ He will repay vengeance to the heathen
⇔ until he has taken away the multitude of the arrogant
⇔ and broken in pieces the sceptres of the unrighteous,

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RV And the Lord will not be slack, neither will he be longsuffering toward them,
⇔ Till he have crushed the loins of the unmerciful;
⇔ And he shall repay vengeance to the heathen;
⇔ Till he have taken away the multitude of the haughty,
⇔ And broken in pieces the sceptres of the unrighteous;
(And the Lord will not be slack, neither will he be long-suffering/patient toward them,
⇔ Till he have crushed the loins of the unmerciful;
⇔ And he shall repay vengeance to the heathen;
⇔ Till he have taken away the multitude of the haughty,
⇔ And broken in pieces the sceptres of the unrighteous;)

KJB-1769 For the Lord will not be slack, neither will the Mighty be patient toward them, till he have smitten in sunder the loins of the unmerciful, and repayed vengeance to the heathen; till he have taken away the multitude of the proud, and broken the sceptre of the unrighteous;
(For the Lord will not be slack, neither will the Mighty be patient toward them, till he have smitten asunder/apart the loins of the unmerciful, and repayed vengeance to the heathen; till he have taken away the multitude of the proud, and broken the sceptre of the unrighteous;)

KJB-1611 For the Lord wil not be slacke, neither will the mightie be patient towards them, till he hath smitten in sunder the loines of the vnmercifull, and repaid vengeance to the heathen: till he haue taken away the multitude of the [fn]proud, and broken the scepter of the vnrighteous:
(For the Lord will not be slack, neither will the mighty be patient towards them, till he hath/has smitten asunder/apart the loins of the unmerciful, and repaid vengeance to the heathen: till he have taken away the multitude of the proud, and broken the sceptre of the unrighteous:)

35:18 Or, cruell oppressours.

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Parallel SIR 35:18