Sirach 28:10

ASV Byzantine Text

As is the fuel of the fire, so will it burn; And as the stoutness of the strife is, so will it burn: As is the strength of the man, so will be his wrath; And as is his wealth, so will he exalt his anger.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Hmaitui a pueh vaengah tah, hmai ni a tak, Mangkhaknah a pueh vaengah, olpungnah rhoeng. Hlang he a thadueng a puh vaengah a thintoek yet tih, a khuehtawn a puh vaengah a kosi khaw rhoeng.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Abstine te a lite, et minues peccata.

Brenton English Septuagint

As the matter of the fire is, so it burneth: and as a man's strength is, so is his wrath; and according to his riches his anger riseth; and the stronger they are which contend, the more they will be inflamed.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Naar gelang het hout is, brandt het vuur; Hoe machtiger de mens, hoe feller zijn toorn. Zijn gramschap groeit met zijn rijkdom; En hoe heftiger men is, des te harder de strijd.

Douay-Rheims 1899

Refrain from strife, and thou shalt diminish thy sins:

King James Version + Apocrypha

As the matter of the fire is, so it burneth: and as a man’s strength is, so is his wrath; and according to his riches his anger riseth; and the stronger they are which contend, the more they will be inflamed.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

As the matter of the fire is, so it burneth: And as a man’s strength is, so is his wrath; And according to his riches his anger riseth; And the stronger they are which contend, the more they will be inflamed.

LXX2012 U. S. English

As the matter of the fire is, so it burns: and as a man's strength is, so is his wrath; and according to his riches his anger rises; and the stronger they are which contend, the more they will be inflamed.

British English Septuagint 2012

As the matter of the fire is, so it burns: and as a man's strength is, so is his wrath; and according to his riches his anger rises; and the stronger they are which contend, the more they will be inflamed.

Revised Version

As is the fuel of the fire, so will it burn; And as the stoutness of the strife is, so will it burn: As is the strength of the man, so will be his wrath; And as is his wealth, so will he exalt his anger.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Tel est le combustible du feu, tel il brûlera ; et comme l'embonpoint de la querelle est, ainsi elle brûlera. Telle est la force de l'homme, telle sera sa colère ; et comme sa richesse, il exaltera sa colère.

Spanish BLL

Según sea el combustible del fuego, así arderá; y según sea la intensidad de la contienda, así arderá. Según sea la fuerza del hombre, así será su ira; y según sea su riqueza, así exaltará su enojo.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Como es el combustible del fuego, así arderá; y según sea la dureza de la contienda, así arderá. Como es la fuerza del hombre, así será su ira; y como es su riqueza, así exaltará su ira.

Croatian Bible

Oganj se raspaljuje prema gorivu kojim se hrani, a svađa se širi prema silini svojoj; gnjev čovjekov ovisi o snazi njegovoj i jarost mu raste prema bogatstvu njegovu.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

As the matter of the fire is, so it burneth: And as a man’s strength is, so is his wrath; And according to his riches his anger riseth; And the stronger they are which contend, the more they will be inflamed.

World English Bible (Catholic)

As is the fuel of the fire, so it will burn; and as the stoutness of the strife is, so it will burn. As is the strength of the man, so will be his wrath; and as is his wealth, so he will exalt his anger.

World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

As is the fuel of the fire, so it will burn; and as the stoutness of the strife is, so it will burn. As is the strength of the man, so will be his wrath; and as is his wealth, so he will exalt his anger.

World English Bible Classic

As is the fuel of the fire, so it will burn; and as the stoutness of the strife is, so it will burn. As is the strength of the man, so will be his wrath; and as is his wealth, so he will exalt his anger.

World English Bible Updated

As is the fuel of the fire, so it will burn; and as the stoutness of the strife is, so it will burn. As is the strength of the man, so will be his wrath; and as is his wealth, so he will exalt his anger.

SEPTUAGINTA

κατὰ τὴν ὕλην τοῦ πυρὸς οὕτως ἐκκαυθήσεται, καὶ κατὰ τὴν ἰσχὺν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ὁ θυμὸς αὐτοῦ ἔσται, καὶ κατὰ τὸν πλοῦτον ἀνυψώσει ὀργὴν αὐτοῦ, καὶ κατὰ τὴν στερέωσιν τῆς μάχης ἐκκαυθήσεται.

Brenton Septuagint

Κατὰ τὴν ὕλην πυρὸς οὕτως ἐκκαυθήσεται, κατὰ τὴν ἰσχὺν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ὁ θυμὸς αὐτοῦ ἔσται, καὶ κατὰ τὸν πλοῦτον ἀνυψώσει ὀργὴν αὐτοῦ, καὶ κατὰ τὴν στερέωσιν τῆς μάχης ἐκκαυθήσεται.

Mashi Bible

Oku enshâli ziri kwo n’omuliro gugulumira, oku entambala ekozîbwe, kw’enaluga. Omuntu arûkûza nk’oku emisî yâge enali, n’oku obugale bwâge buli, kw’anakunira.

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