Sirach 37:8

ASV Byzantine Text ☆

Let thy soul beware of a counselor, And know thou before what is his interest (For he will take counsel for himself); Lest he cast the lot upon thee,

Brenton English Septuagint ☆

Beware of a counsellor, and know before what need he hath; for he will counsel for himself; lest he cast the lot upon thee,

Douay-Rheims 1899 ☆

Every counsellor giveth out counsel, but there is one that is a counsellor for himself.

King James Version + Apocrypha ☆

Beware of a counsellor, and know before what need he hath; for he will counsel for himself; lest he cast the lot upon thee,

KJV Cambridge Paragraph ☆

Beware of a counseller, And know before what need he hath; (For he will counsel for himself) Lest he cast the lot upon thee,

LXX2012 U. S. English ☆

Beware of a counsellor, and know before what need he has; for he will counsel for himself; lest he cast the lot upon you,

British English Septuagint 2012 ☆

Beware of a counsellor, and know before what need he has; for he will counsel for himself; lest he cast the lot upon you,

Revised Version ☆

Let thy soul beware of a counsellor, And know thou before what is his interest (For he will take counsel for himself); Lest he cast the lot upon thee,

Updated Brenton English Septuagint ☆

Beware of a counselor, And know before what need he hath; For he will counsel for himself; Lest he cast the lot upon thee,

World English Bible (Catholic) ☆

Let your soul beware of a counselor, and know in advance what is his interest (for he will take counsel for himself), lest he cast the lot against you,

World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon ☆

Let your soul beware of a counsellor, and know in advance what is his interest (for he will take counsel for himself), lest he cast the lot against you,

World English Bible Classic ☆

Let your soul beware of a counselor, and know in advance what is his interest (for he will take counsel for himself), lest he cast the lot against you,

World English Bible Updated ☆

Let your soul beware of a counselor, and know in advance what is his interest (for he will take counsel for himself), lest he cast the lot against you,

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019 ☆

Te dongah baerhoep ti khaw rhalrhing, Lamhma balae a ngaih ti ming pah, Amah ham ni poeknah khaw a loh hae eh.

Croatian Bible ☆

Čuvaj se od onoga koji nudi savjet: ispitaj prije što on sam želi - jer on daje savjet na svoju korist - da on ne baci oko na tebe

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius ☆

Neem u dus voor een raadsman in acht, En onderzoek van tevoren zijn bedoeling. Want hij denkt ook aan zichzelf; Waarom zou hij er schade door lijden?

French Free Holy Bible for the World ☆

Que ton âme prenne garde au conseiller, et savoir à l'avance quel est son intérêt (car il prendra conseil pour lui-même), de peur qu'il ne rejette le sort sur vous,

SEPTUAGINTA ☆

ἀπὸ συμβούλου φύλαξον τὴν ψυχήν σου καὶ γνῶθι πρότερον τίς αὐτοῦ χρεία καὶ γὰρ αὐτὸς ἑαυτῷ βουλεύσεται , μήποτε βάλῃ ἐπὶ σοὶ κλῆρον

Brenton Septuagint ☆

Ἀπὸ συμβούλου φύλαξον τὴν ψυχήν σου, καὶ γνῶθι πρότερον τίς αὐτοῦ χρεία· καὶ γὰρ αὐτὸς ἑαυτῷ βουλεύσεται· μήποτε βάλῃ ἐπὶ σοὶ κλῆρον,

Clementine Vulgate 1598 ☆

[Omnis consiliarius prodit consilium, sed est consiliarius in semetipso.

Mashi Bible ☆

Omanye omuhanûzi, burhanzi cidôse bulagîrire buci bumugwêrhe - kwankanabà bunguke bwâge bwône alonza, - alekikuhirakwo akarhunzi.

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Spanish BLL ☆

Que tu alma se guarde de un consejero, y averigua de antemano cuál es su interés (porque él aconsejará para sí mismo), no sea que eche la suerte contra ti,

Spanish Free Bible for the World ☆

Que tu alma se cuide de un consejero, y saber de antemano cuál es su interés (pues tomará consejo para sí mismo), para que no eche la suerte en tu contra,