Sirach 42:8 — compare Bible translations

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OET (OET-RV) Don’t be ashamed to instruct the unwise and foolish,
⇔ and one of extreme old age who contends with those who are young.
⇔ So you’ll be well instructed indeed
⇔ and approved in the sight of every living man.

Draft grammatical colours: khaki:verbs, pink:genitive/possessor. Colours indicate agreement between available Greek form analyses; grammar in this passage has not been reviewed. Uncertain words remain uncoloured.

BrLXX Περὶ παιδείας ἀνοήτου καὶ μωροῦ καὶ ἐσχατογήρου κρινομένου πρὸς νέους, καὶ ἔσῃ πεπαιδευμένος ἀληθινῶς, καὶ δεδοκιμασμένος ἔναντι παντὸς ζῶντος.
(Peri paideias anoaʸtou kai mōrou kai esⱪatogaʸrou krinomenou pros neous, kai esaʸ pepaideumenos alaʸthinōs, kai dedokimasmenos enanti pantos zōntos.)

BrTr Be not ashamed to inform the unwise and foolish, and the extreme aged that contendeth with those that are young: thus shalt thou be truly learned, and approved of all men living.

WEBBE Don’t be ashamed to instruct the unwise and foolish,
⇔ and one of extreme old age who contends with those who are young.
⇔ So you will be well instructed indeed
⇔ and approved in the sight of every living man.

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RV Be not ashamed to instruct the unwise and foolish,
⇔ And one of extreme old age that contendeth with those that are young;
⇔ And so shalt thou be well instructed indeed,
⇔ And approved in the sight of every man living.
(Be not ashamed to instruct the unwise and foolish,
⇔ And one of extreme old age that contendeth with those that are young;
⇔ And so shalt/shall thou/you be well instructed indeed,
⇔ And approved in the sight of every man living.)

KJB-1769 Be not ashamed to inform the unwise and foolish, and the extreme aged that contendeth with those that are young: thus shalt thou be truly learned, and approved of all men living.
(Be not ashamed to inform the unwise and foolish, and the extreme aged that contendeth with those that are young: thus shalt/shall thou/you be truly learned/learnt, and approved of all men living.)

KJB-1611 Be not ashamed to [fn]informe the vnwise and foolish, and the extreeme aged [fn]that contendeth with those that are yong, thus shalt thou bee truely learned and approued of all men liuing.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

42:8 Or, rebuke.

42:8 Or, that is accused of fornication.

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Parallel SIR 42:8