Sirach 8:12 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

¹² Do not lend to a man who is stronger than you; but if you do lend anything, be as one who has lost it.

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Common English Bible

¹² Don’t lend to people who are more powerful than you, but if you do lend, treat it as though it were lost.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹² And from them, you will learn understanding, and you will learn what response to give in a time of necessity.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹² For of them thou shalt learn understanding, and to give an answer in time of need.

Good News Translation (US Version)

¹² You should not lend anything to someone more powerful than you. If you do, you might as well consider it lost.

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

¹² Don’t lend to a man who is stronger than you; and if you lend, count it as a loss.

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