DB1 | Stewardship of Wisdom. Sir.20.27-31 | KNSB Contents | notes| 20 | katapi NEW STUDY BIBLE | Passage | Old Testament in Greek (Septuagint) |
| 27 | He who speaks wisely will advance himself, and a sensible man will please great men. | Stewardship of Wisdom. Sir.20.27-31 | αἱρετὸν κλέπτης ἢ ὁ ἐνδελεχίζων ψεύδει, ἀμφότεροι δὲ ἀπώλειαν κληρονομήσουσιν. |
| 28 | Whoever cultivates the soil will heap up his harvest, and whoever pleases great men will atone for injustice. | ἦθος ἀνθρώπου ψευδοῦς ἀτιμία, καὶ ἡ αἰσχύνη αὐτοῦ μετ' αὐτοῦ ἐνδελεχῶς. | |
| 29 | Presents and gifts blind the eyes of the wise; like a muzzle on the mouth they avert reproofs. | Ὁ σοφὸς ἐν λόγοις προάξει ἑαυτόν, καὶ ἄνθρωπος φρόνιμος ἀρέσει μεγιστᾶσιν. | |
| 30 | Hidden wisdom and unseen treasure, what advantage is there in either of them? | ὁ ἐργαζόμενος γῆν ἀνυψώσει θιμωνιὰν αὐτοῦ, καὶ ὁ ἀρέσκων μεγιστᾶσιν ἐξιλάσεται ἀδικίαν. | |
| 31 | Better is the man who hides his folly than the man who hides his wisdom. | ξένια καὶ δῶρα ἀποτυφλοῖ ὀφθαλμοὺς σοφῶν, καὶ ὡς φιμὸς ἐν στόματι ἀποτρέπει ἐλεγμούς. | |