Sirach 13:13 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

¹³ Keep words to yourself and be very watchful, for you are walking about with your own downfall.

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Common English Bible

¹³ Be on guard and pay attention, because you are tiptoeing around your own downfall.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹³ You cannot be rude to him, lest you be pushed away. And you cannot stray far from him, lest you be forgotten.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹³ Be not troublesome to him, lest thou be put back: and keep not far from him, lest thou be forgotten.

Good News Translation (US Version)

¹³ Keep your secrets to yourself and be very careful, for you are always walking on dangerous ground.

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

¹³ Keep them to yourself and be careful, for you walk in danger of falling.

Sirach 13:13 Cross References