Wisdom of Sirach 12:5 (Brenton): Do well unto him that is lowly, but give not to the ungodly: Hold back thy bread, and give it not unto him, lest he overmaster thee thereby: For else thou shalt receive twice as much evil For all the good thou shalt have done unto him.
Septuagint (LXX) interlinear — Wisdom of Sirach 12:5
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- εὖ eu well well, well done adverb G2095
- ποίησον poieson done do, make verb, Aor Act Imperative 2nd Sing G4160
- ταπεινῷ tapeino lowly humble, lowly adjective, Dat Sing Masc G5011
- καὶ kai and and, even conjunction G2532
- μὴ me not not, lest adverb G3361
- δῷς dos give offer, give verb, Aor Act Subj 2nd Sing G1325
- ἀσεβεῖ asebei ungodly impious, ungodly adjective, Dat Sing Masc G765
- ἐμπόδισον empodison put the feet in bonds verb, Aor Act Imperative 2nd Sing G464042
- τοὺς tous the the pronoun, article, Acc Plur Masc G3588
- ἄρτους artous bread bread, a loaf noun, Acc Plur Masc G740
- αὐτοῦ autou him he, she pronoun, demonstrative, Gen Sing Masc G846
- καὶ kai and and, even conjunction G2532
- μὴ me not not, lest adverb G3361
- δῷς dos give offer, give verb, Aor Act Subj 2nd Sing G1325
- αὐτῷ auto him he, she pronoun, demonstrative, Dat Sing Masc G846
- ἵνα hina that in order that, so that conjunction G2443
- μὴ me not not, lest adverb G3361
- ἐν en in, on preposition G1722
- αὐτοῖς autois he he, she pronoun, demonstrative, Dat Plur Masc G846
- σε se thou thee, thou pronoun, personal/possessive, Acc Sing G4571
- δυναστεύσῃ dunasteuse Hold hold power verb, Aor Act Subj 3rd Sing G464055
- διπλάσια diplasia twofold adjective, Acc Plur Neut G464056
- γὰρ gar For for particle G1063
- κακὰ kaka evil bad, evil adjective, Acc Plur Neut G2556
- εὑρήσεις heureseis find verb, Fut Act Ind 2nd Sing G2147
- ἐν en in, on preposition G1722
- πᾶσιν pasin all all, the whole adjective, Dat Plur Neut G3956
- ἀγαθοῖς agathois good good adjective, Dat Plur Neut G18
- οἷς hois that who, which pronoun, relative, Dat Plur Neut G3739
- ἂν an an untranslatable word that makes a statement contingent particle G302
- ποιήσῃς poieses done do, make verb, Aor Act Subj 2nd Sing G4160
- αὐτῷ auto him he, she pronoun, demonstrative, Dat Sing Masc G846
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- Wisdom of Sirach in the Septuagint — every chapter and its key Greek words.
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- What is the Septuagint? — why the Greek sometimes reads differently from the Hebrew.
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