Sirach 22:9 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition

⁹ If children live honestly, and have wherewithal, they shall cover the baseness of their parents.

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Common English Bible

⁹ Whoever teaches a fool is gluing together a broken pot or waking up someone out of a deep sleep.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁹ Whoever explains wisdom to the senseless is like one speaking to a sleeping person. And at the end of the explanation, he says: "Who is this?"

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁹ He speaketh with one that is asleep, who uttereth wisdom to a fool: and in the end of the discourse he saith: Who is this?

World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers

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Sirach 22:9 Cross References