Wisdom of Sirach 11:10 (Brenton): My son, meddle not with many matters: For if thou meddle much, thou shalt not be innocent; And if thou follow after, thou shalt not obtain, Neither shalt thou escape by fleeing.
Septuagint (LXX) interlinear — Wisdom of Sirach 11:10
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- τέκνον teknon son a child, descendent noun, Voc Sing Neut G5043
- μὴ me not not, lest adverb G3361
- περὶ peri For about, concerning preposition G4012
- πολλὰ polla much much, many adjective, Acc Plur Neut G4183
- ἔστωσαν estosan be am, exist verb, Pres Act Imperative 3rd Plur G1510
- αἱ hai the pronoun, article, Nom Plur Fem G3588
- πράξεις praxeis an action, deeds noun, Nom Plur Fem G4234
- σου sou thou X home, thee pronoun, personal/possessive, Gen Sing G4675
- ἐὰν ean if if conjunction G1437
- πληθύνῃς plethunes increase, multiply verb, Pres Act Subj 2nd Sing G4129
- οὐκ ouk not no, not adverb G3756
- ἀθῳωθήσῃ athoothese hold guiltless verb, Aor Mid Subj 2nd Sing G463671
- καὶ kai And and, even conjunction G2532
- ἐὰν ean if if conjunction G1437
- διώκῃς diokes follow pursue, persecute verb, Pres Act Subj 2nd Sing G1377
- οὐ ou not no, not adverb G3756
- μὴ me not not, lest adverb G3361
- καταλάβῃς katalabes obtain seize tight hold of, overtake verb, Aor Act Subj 2nd Sing G2638
- καὶ kai And and, even conjunction G2532
- οὐ ou not no, not adverb G3756
- μὴ me not not, lest adverb G3361
- ἐκφύγῃς ekphuges fleeing flee out, away verb, Aor Act Subj 2nd Sing G1628
- διαδράς diadras run off verb, Aor Act Part Nom Sing Masc G463682
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