Sirach 34:2

ASV Byzantine Text

As one that catcheth at a shadow, and followeth after the wind, So is he that setteth his mind on dreams.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Mueihlip a tuuk tih mueihlip a hloem banghui la, mueimang kah he u long a tangnah moenih.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Quasi qui apprehendit umbram et persequitur ventum, sic et qui attendit ad visa mendacia.

Brenton English Septuagint

Watching care will not let a man slumber, as a sore disease breaketh sleep.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Zoals iemand naar een schaduw grijpt of de wind najaagt, Zo is hij, die op dromen vertrouwt.

Douay-Rheims 1899

The man that giveth heed to lying visions, is like to him that catcheth at a shadow, and followeth after the wind.

King James Version + Apocrypha

Whoso regardeth dreams is like him that catcheth at a shadow, and followeth after the wind.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

Whoso regardeth dreams Is like him that catcheth at a shadow, And followeth after the wind.

LXX2012 U. S. English

Whoso regards dreams is like him that catches at a shadow, and follows after the wind.

British English Septuagint 2012

Whoso regards dreams is like him that catches at a shadow, and follows after the wind.

Revised Version

As one that catcheth at a shadow, and followeth after the wind, So is he that setteth his mind on dreams.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Comme celui qui s'accroche à une ombre et suit le vent, Il en va de même pour celui qui se fixe des objectifs.

Spanish BLL

Como el que atrapa una sombra y persigue el viento, así es el que fija su mente en los sueños.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Como quien se agarra a una sombra y sigue al viento, así es el que pone su mente en los sueños.

Croatian Bible

Kao hvatač sjene ili gonič vjetra, takav je onaj koji vjeruje snovima.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

Watching care will not let a man slumber, As a sore disease breaketh sleep.

World English Bible (Catholic)

As one who grasps at a shadow and follows after the wind, so is he who sets his mind on dreams.

World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

As one who grasps at a shadow and follows after the wind, so is he who sets his mind on dreams.

World English Bible Classic

As one who grasps at a shadow and follows after the wind, so is he who sets his mind on dreams.

World English Bible Updated

As one who grasps at a shadow and follows after the wind, so is he who sets his mind on dreams.

SEPTUAGINTA

ὡς δρασσόμενος σκιᾶς καὶ διώκων ἄνεμον, οὕτως ὁ ἐπέχων ἐνυπνίοις.

Brenton Septuagint

Μέριμνα ἀγρυπνίας ἀπαιτήσει νυσταγμὸν, καὶ ἀῤῥώστημα βαρὺ ἐκνήψει ὕπνος.

Mashi Bible

Kuli kugwârha ecizunguzungu na kushimba empûsi, okulegerera oku bilôrho.

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