Septuagint Bible w/ Apocrypha LXX
New Revised Standard w/ Apocrypha NRSA
1 Do no evil, so shall no harm come unto thee.
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Do no evil, and evil will never overtake you.
2 Depart from the unjust, and iniquity shall turn away from thee.
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Stay away from wrong, and it will turn away from you.
3 My son, sow not upon the furrows of unrighteousness, and thou shalt not reap them sevenfold.
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Do not sow in the furrows of injustice, and you will not reap a sevenfold crop.
4 Seek not of the Lord preeminence, neither of the king the seat of honour.
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Do not seek from the Lord high office, or the seat of honor from the king.
5 justify not thyself before the Lord; and boast not of thy wisdom before the king.
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Do not assert your righteousness before the Lord, or display your wisdom before the king.
6 Seek not to be judge, being not able to take away iniquity; lest at any time thou fear the person of the mighty, an stumblingblock in the way of thy uprightness.
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Do not seek to become a judge, or you may be unable to root out injustice; you may be partial to the powerful, and so mar your integrity.
7 Offend not against the multitude of a city, and then thou shalt not cast thyself down among the people.
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Commit no offense against the public, and do not disgrace yourself among the people.
8 Bind not one sin upon another; for in one thou shalt not be unpunished.
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Do not commit a sin twice; not even for one will you go unpunished.
9 Say not, God will look upon the multitude of my oblations, and when I offer to the most high God, he will accept it.
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Do not say, "He will consider the great number of my gifts, and when I make an offering to the Most High God, he will accept it."
10 Be not fainthearted when thou makest thy prayer, and neglect not to give alms.
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Do not grow weary when you pray; do not neglect to give alms.
11 Laugh no man to scorn in the bitterness of his soul: for there is one which humbleth and exalteth.
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Do not ridicule a person who is embittered in spirit, for there is One who humbles and exalts.
12 Devise not a lie against thy brother; neither do the like to thy friend.
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Do not devise a lie against your brother, or do the same to a friend.
13 Use not to make any manner of lie: for the custom thereof is not good.
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Refuse to utter any lie, for it is a habit that results in no good.
14 Use not many words in a multitude of elders, and make not much babbling when thou prayest.
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Do not babble in the assembly of the elders, and do not repeat yourself when you pray.
15 Hate not laborious work, neither husbandry, which the most High hath ordained.
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Do not hate hard labor or farm work, which was created by the Most High.
16 Number not thyself among the multitude of sinners, but remember that wrath will not tarry long.
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Do not enroll in the ranks of sinners; remember that retribution does not delay.
17 Humble thyself greatly: for the vengeance of the ungodly is fire and worms.
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Humble yourself to the utmost, for the punishment of the ungodly is fire and worms.
18 Change not a friend for any good by no means; neither a faithful brother for the gold of Ophir.
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Do not exchange a friend for money, or a real brother for the gold of Ophir.
19 Forego not a wise and good woman: for her grace is above gold.
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Do not dismiss a wise and good wife, for her charm is worth more than gold.
20 Whereas thy servant worketh truly, entreat him not evil. nor the hireling that bestoweth himself wholly for thee.
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Do not abuse slaves who work faithfully, or hired laborers who devote themselves to their task.
21 Let thy soul love a good servant, and defraud him not of liberty.
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Let your soul love intelligent slaves; do not withhold from them their freedom.
22 Hast thou cattle? have an eye to them: and if they be for thy profit, keep them with thee.
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Do you have cattle? Look after them; if they are profitable to you, keep them.
23 Hast thou children? instruct them, and bow down their neck from their youth.
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Do you have children? Discipline them, and make them obedient from their youth.
24 Hast thou daughters? have a care of their body, and shew not thyself cheerful toward them.
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Do you have daughters? Be concerned for their chastity, and do not show yourself too indulgent with them.
25 Marry thy daughter, and so shalt thou have performed a weighty matter: but give her to a man of understanding.
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Give a daughter in marriage, and you complete a great task; but give her to a sensible man.
26 Hast thou a wife after thy mind? forsake her not: but give not thyself over to a light woman.
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Do you have a wife who pleases you? Do not divorce her; but do not trust yourself to one whom you detest.
27 Honour thy father with thy whole heart, and forget not the sorrows of thy mother.
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With all your heart honor your father, and do not forget the birth pangs of your mother.
28 Remember that thou wast begotten of them; and how canst thou recompense them the things that they have done for thee?
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Remember that it was of your parents you were born; how can you repay what they have given to you?
29 Fear the Lord with all thy soul, and reverence his priests.
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With all your soul fear the Lord, and revere his priests.
30 Love him that made thee with all thy strength, and forsake not his ministers.
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With all your might love your Maker, and do not neglect his ministers.
31 Fear the Lord, and honour the priest; and give him his portion, as it is commanded thee; the firstfruits, and the trespass offering, and the gift of the shoulders, and the sacrifice of sanctification, and the firstfruits of the holy things.
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Fear the Lord and honor the priest, and give him his portion, as you have been commanded: the first fruits, the guilt offering, the gift of the shoulders, the sacrifice of sanctification, and the first fruits of the holy things.
32 And stretch thine hand unto the poor, that thy blessing may be perfected.
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Stretch out your hand to the poor, so that your blessing may be complete.
33 A gift hath grace in the sight of every man living; and for the dead detain it not.
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Give graciously to all the living; do not withhold kindness even from the dead.
34 Fail not to be with them that weep, and mourn with them that mourn.
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Do not avoid those who weep, but mourn with those who mourn.
35 Be not slow to visit the sick: fir that shall make thee to be beloved.
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Do not hesitate to visit the sick, because for such deeds you will be loved.
36 Whatsoever thou takest in hand, remember the end, and thou shalt never do amiss.
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In all you do, remember the end of your life, and then you will never sin.
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