DB1 | Inappropriate talk. Sir.20.18-26 | KNSB Contents | notes| 20 | katapi NEW STUDY BIBLE | Passage | Old Testament in Greek (Septuagint) |
| 18 | A slip on the pavement is better than a slip of the tongue; so the downfall of the wicked will occur speedily. | Inappropriate talk. Sir.20.18-26 | |
| 19 | An ungracious man is like a story told at the wrong time, which is continually on the lips of the ignorant. | ||
| 20 | A proverb from a fool's lips will be rejected, for he does not tell it at its proper time. | Ὀλίσθημα ἀπὸ ἐδάφους μᾶλλον ἢ ἀπὸ γλώσσης, οὕτως πτῶσις κακῶν κατὰ σπουδὴν ἥξει. | |
| 21 | A man may be prevented from sinning by his poverty, so when he rests he feels no remorse. | ἄνθρωπος ἄχαρις, μῦθος ἄκαιρος· ἐν στόματι ἀπαιδεύτων ἐνδελεχισθήσεται. | |
| 22 | A man may lose his life through shame, or lose it because of his foolish look. | ἀπὸ στόματος μωροῦ ἀποδοκιμασθήσεται παραβολή· οὐ γὰρ μὴ εἴπῃ αὐτὴν ἐν καιρῷ αὐτῆς. | |
| 23 | A man may for shame make promises to a friend, and needlessly make him an enemy. | Ἔστιν κωλυόμενος ἁμαρτάνειν ἀπὸ ἐνδείας, καὶ ἐν τῇ ἀναπαύσει αὐτοῦ οὐ κατανυγήσεται. | |
| 24 | A lie is an ugly blot on a man; it is continually on the lips of the ignorant. | ἔστιν ἀπολλύων τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ δι' αἰσχύνην, καὶ ἀπὸ ἄφρονος προσώπου ἀπολεῖ αὐτήν. | |
| 25 | A thief is preferable to a habitual liar, but the lot of both is ruin. | ἔστιν χάριν αἰσχύνης ἐπαγγελλόμενος φίλῳ, καὶ ἐκτήσατο αὐτὸν ἐχθρὸν δωρεάν. | |
| 26 | The disposition of a liar brings disgrace, and his shame is ever with him. | Μῶμος πονηρὸς ἐν ἀνθρώπῳ ψεῦδος, ἐν στόματι ἀπαιδεύτων ἐνδελεχισθήσεται. | |