Sirach 7:5
Good News Translation
Don't try to convince the Lord that you are righteous or make a show of your wisdom before the king.

New Revised Standard Version
Do not assert your righteousness before the Lord, or display your wisdom before the king.

Contemporary English Version
Don't try to impress the Lord with your goodness, or to show off your wisdom in front of the king.

New American Bible
Do not parade your righteousness before the LORD, and before the king do not flaunt your wisdom.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Justify not thyself before God, for he knoweth the heart: and desire not to appear wise before the king.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Justify not thyself before God, for he knoweth the heart: and desire not to appear wise before the king.

Sirach 7:3
My son, sow not evils in the furrows of injustice, and thou shalt not reap them sevenfold.

Sirach 7:4
Seek not of the Lord a preeminence, nor of the king the seat of honour.

Sirach 7:6
Seek 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.

Sirach 7:7
Offend not against the multitude of a city, neither cast thyself in upon the people,

Context
Sirach 7
4Seek not of the Lord a preeminence, 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.…
Cross References
Sirach 7:3
My son, sow not evils in the furrows of injustice, and thou shalt not reap them sevenfold.

Sirach 7:4
Seek not of the Lord a preeminence, nor of the king the seat of honour.

Sirach 7:6
Seek 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.

Sirach 7:7
Offend not against the multitude of a city, neither cast thyself in upon the people,



(Sir. Si Ecclesiasticus eccles eccl)

Sirach 7:4
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