versutia

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ἔκβαλε πρῶτον ἐκ τοῦ ὀφθαλμοῦ σοῦ τὴν δοκόν, καὶ τότε διαβλέψεις ἐκβαλεῖν τὸ κάρφος ἐκ τοῦ ὀφθαλμοῦ τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ σου → first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye

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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

versūtĭa: ae, f. versutus,
I cunning, slyness, craftiness, subtlety, ingenuity (very rare; cf.: dolus, astutia); <number opt="n">sing.</number> (late Lat.), App. Mag. p. 307, 41; p. 325, 25.—Plur., Liv. 42, 47, 7.