Wisdom of Sirach 8:3 (Brenton): Strive not with a man that is full of tongue, And heap not wood upon his fire.
Septuagint (LXX) interlinear — Wisdom of Sirach 8:3
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- μὴ me not not, lest adverb G3361
- διαμάχου diamachou Strive strive greatly, contend fiercely verb, Pres Mid Imperative 2nd Sing G1264
- μετὰ meta with with, after preposition G3326
- ἀνθρώπου anthropou man a man, one of the human race noun, Gen Sing Masc G444
- γλωσσώδους glossodous talkative adjective, Gen Sing Masc G462656
- καὶ kai And and, even conjunction G2532
- μὴ me not not, lest adverb G3361
- ἐπιστοιβάσῃς epistoibases pile up verb, Aor Act Subj 2nd Sing G462659
- ἐπὶ epi upon on, to preposition G1909
- τὸ to the pronoun, article, Acc Sing Neut G3588
- πῦρ pur fire fire, trials noun, Acc Sing Neut G4442
- αὐτοῦ autou his he, she pronoun, demonstrative, Gen Sing Masc G846
- ξύλα xula wood a staff, cross noun, Acc Plur Neut G3586
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