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Douay-Rheims
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Be not overmuch wicked: and be not foolish, lest thou die before thy time.
King James
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Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?
Louis Second
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Ne sois pas méchant à l'excès, et ne sois pas insensé: pourquoi mourrais-tu avant ton temps
Martin Luther
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Sei nicht allzu gottlos und narre nicht, daß du nicht sterbest zur Unzeit!
Vulgate
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noli esse iustus multum neque plus sapias quam necesse est ne obstupescas

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary


esse : nature of being.
iustus : just, right, equitable, fair, lawful, proper.
multum : much, greatly.
plus : more.
quam : (fem. sing. acc.) (the church), WHICH the Lord loved.
quam : (adv. and conj.) how, than, as .. as possible.
necesse : (adj.) necessary, unavoidable, indispensable.
ne : (conj.) that .. not, in order that .. not, in order not to.