Parallel WIS 6:21

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BrLXX Εἰ οὖν ἥδεσθε ἐπὶ θρόνοις καὶ σκήπτροις τύραννοι λαῶν, τιμήσατε σοφίαν, ἵνα εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα βασιλεύσητε·
(Ei oun haʸdesthe epi thronois kai skaʸptrois turannoi laōn, timaʸsate sofian, hina eis ton aiōna basileusaʸte; )

BrTr If your delight be then in thrones and sceptres, O ye kings of the people, honour wisdom, that ye may reign for evermore.

WEBBE ⇔ If therefore you delight in thrones and sceptres, you princes of peoples,
⇔ honour wisdom, that you may reign forever.

KJB-1611 If your delight be then in thrones and scepters, O ye kings of the people, honour wisedome that yee may raigne for euermore.
(If your delight be then in thrones and scepters, O ye/you_all kings of the people, honour wisdom that ye/you_all may reign forevermore.)