Sirach 12:17

ASV Byzantine Text

If adversity meet thee, thou shalt find him there before thee; And as though he would help thee, he will trip up thy heel.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Yoethae loh m'pai thil vaengah anih te lamhma la phoe vetih, aka bom lalah la nang te n'tangkuep ni.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Et si incurrerint tibi mala, invenies eum illic priorem.

Brenton English Septuagint

If adversity come upon thee, thou shalt find him there first; and though he pretend to help thee, yet shall he undermine thee.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Met zijn ogen weet de vijand te wenen, Maar ziet hij de kans, hij wordt niet zat van uw bloed.

Douay-Rheims 1899

And if evils come upon thee, thou shalt find him there first.

King James Version + Apocrypha

If adversity come upon thee, thou shalt find him there first; and though he pretend to help thee, yet shall he undermine thee.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

If adversity come upon thee, thou shalt find him there first; And though he pretend to help thee, yet shall he undermine thee.

LXX2012 U. S. English

If adversity come upon you, you shall find him there first; and though he pretend to help you, yet shall he undermine you.

British English Septuagint 2012

If adversity come upon you, you shall find him there first; and though he pretend to help you, yet shall he undermine you.

Revised Version

If adversity meet thee, thou shalt find him there before thee; And as though he would help thee, he will trip up thy heel.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Si l'adversité te rencontre, tu le trouveras là devant toi. En prétendant vous aider, il vous fera trébucher.

Spanish BLL

Si te sobreviene la adversidad, lo encontrarás allí antes que tú. Fingiendo ayudarte, te hará tropezar.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Si la adversidad te sale al encuentro, lo encontrarás delante de ti. Pretendiendo ayudarte, te pondrá la zancadilla.

Croatian Bible

Ako li te gdje stigne zlo, on je tu već prije tebe, i kao da pomaže, podmeće ti nogu.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

If adversity come upon thee, thou shalt find him there first; And though he pretend to help thee, yet shall he undermine thee.

World English Bible (Catholic)

If adversity meets you, you will find him there before you. Pretending to help you, he will trip you.

World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

If adversity meets you, you will find him there before you. Pretending to help you, he will trip you.

World English Bible Classic

If adversity meets you, you will find him there before you. Pretending to help you, he will trip you.

World English Bible Updated

If adversity meets you, you will find him there before you. Pretending to help you, he will trip you.

SEPTUAGINTA

κακὰ ἂν ὑπαντήσῃ σοι, εὑρήσεις αὐτὸν ἐκεῖ πρότερόν σου, καὶ ὡς βοηθῶν ὑποσχάσει πτέρναν σου·

Brenton Septuagint

Κακὰ ἂν ὑπαντήσῃ σοι, εὑρήσεις αὐτὸν ἐκεῖ πρότερόν σου, καὶ ὡς βοηθῶν ὑποσχάσει πτέρναν σου.

Mashi Bible

Amango olikwo obuhanya, onamubone ye murhanzi, omanye mpu kurhabâla ali, n’obwo kuholêreza.

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