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Sirach 31:16 in 1 translation

Every translation here words this verse identically, which is itself worth knowing — there is no interpretive fork to weigh.

Early modern English

Seventeenth-century wording and sentence shape. Familiar, rhythmic, and the version most quotations you have heard are taken from.

King James Version
KJV

Eat as it becometh a man, those things which are set before thee; and devour note, lest thou be hated.

1611 / 1769 · Public domain · The Authorised Version, revised to the 1769 Blayney text. Includes the Apocrypha as printed in 1611.

The verses either side

King James text. A comparison is easier to judge when you can see the sentence the verse sits inside.

15Judge not thy neighbour by thyself: and be discreet in every point.
16Eat as it becometh a man, those things which are set before thee; and devour note, lest thou be hated.
17Leave off first for manners’ sake; and be not unsatiable, lest thou offend.

Not shown for this verse: American Standard Version, Darby Bible, Young's Literal Translation, World English Bible, Open English Bible (US), Open English Bible (Commonwealth), Bible in Basic English. Most modern translations do not include the Apocrypha.