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Douay-Rheims
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Be not over just: and be not more wise than is necessary, lest thou become stupid.
King James
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Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself?
Louis Second
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Ne sois pas juste à l'excès, et ne te montre pas trop sage: pourquoi te détruirais-tu
Martin Luther
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Sei nicht allzu gerecht und nicht allzu weise, daß du dich nicht verderbest!
Vulgate
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haec quoque vidi in diebus vanitatis meae iustus perit in iustitia sua et impius multo vivit tempore in malitia sua

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary


quoque : also, too.
in : (+ acc.) into, toward, against.
in : (+ abl.) in.
iustus : just, right, equitable, fair, lawful, proper.
iustitia : justice, fairness, equity.
impius : without respect, irreverent, unpatriotic /wicked.
impius : ungodly.
multo : by much, by far, by a great deal, by a lot.
multo : torment, fine, distrain.