Sirach 4:26 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition

²⁶ Be not ashamed to confess thy sins; and force not the course of the river.

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Common English Bible

²⁶ Don’t be ashamed to confess your sins, and don’t force the flow of a river.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁶ You should not accept a face contrary to your own face, nor should you accept a lie contrary to your own soul.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²⁶ Accept no person against thy own person, nor against thy soul a lie.

Good News Translation (US Version)

²⁶ Don't be ashamed to confess your sins; there's no point in trying to stop a river from flowing.

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

²⁶ Don’t be ashamed to confess your sins. Don’t fight the river’s current.

Sirach 4:26 Cross References