Wisdom of Sirach 13:2 (Brenton): Burden not thyself above thy power while thou livest; And have no fellowship with one that is mightier and richer than thyself: For how agree the kettle and the earthen pot together? For if the one be smitten against the other, it shall be broken.
Septuagint (LXX) interlinear — Wisdom of Sirach 13:2
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- βάρος baros Burden a weight, burden noun, Acc Sing Neut G922
- ὑπὲρ huper above in behalf of, above preposition G5228
- σὲ se thou thee, thou pronoun, personal/possessive, Acc Sing G4571
- μὴ me not not, lest adverb G3361
- ἄρῃς ares raise, lift up verb, Aor Act Subj 2nd Sing G142
- καὶ kai And and, even conjunction G2532
- ἰσχυροτέρῳ ischurotero strong, mighty adjective, Dat Sing Masc Compar G2478
- σου sou thy X home, thee pronoun, personal/possessive, Gen Sing G4675
- καὶ kai and and, even conjunction G2532
- πλουσιωτέρῳ plousiotero rich adjective, Dat Sing Masc Compar G4145
- μὴ me not not, lest adverb G3361
- κοινώνει koinonei share, communicate verb, Pres Act Imperative 2nd Sing G2841
- τί ti who, which pronoun, interrogative/indefinite, Acc Sing Neut G5101
- κοινωνήσει koinonesei share, communicate verb, Fut Act Ind 3rd Sing G2841
- χύτρα chutra pot pot noun, Nom Sing Fem G464315
- πρὸς pros against to, towards preposition G4314
- λέβητα lebeta kettle kettle noun, Acc Sing Masc G464317
- αὕτη haute this, he pronoun, demonstrative, Nom Sing Fem G3778
- προσκρούσει proskrousei against strike against verb, Fut Act Ind 3rd Sing G464319
- καὶ kai and and, even conjunction G2532
- αὕτη haute this, he pronoun, demonstrative, Nom Sing Fem G3778
- συντριβήσεται suntribesetai broken break by crushing verb, Fut Pass Ind 3rd Sing G4937
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