Sirach 7:5LXX
Bíblia Ortodoxa · LXX · Versículo 5 de 40
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"Justify not thyself before God, for he knoweth the heart: and desire not to appear wise before the king."
Em contexto
3My son, sow not evils in the furrows of injustice, and thou shalt not reap them sevenfold.
4Seek not of the Lord a pre-eminence, nor of the king the seat of honour.
5Justify not thyself before God, for he knoweth the heart: and desire not to appear wise before the king.
6Seek not to be made a judge, unless thou have strength enough to extirpate iniquities: lest thou fear the person of the powerful, and lay a stumblingblock for thy integrity.
7Offend not against the multitude of a city, neither cast thyself in upon the people,