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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 1
In 4 translations
- KJV
- A furious man cannot be justified; for the sway of his fury shall be his destruction.
- WEB
- Unjust wrath can never be justified, for his wrath tips the scale to his downfall.
- DRC1:28
- For he that is without fear, cannot be justified: for the wrath of his high spirits is his ruin.
- LXXE
- A furious man cannot be justified; for the sway of his fury shall be his destruction.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Οὐ δυνήσεται θυμὸς ἄδικος δικαιωθῆναι· ἡ γὰρ ῥοπὴ τοῦ θυμοῦ αὐτοῦ πτῶσις αὐτῷ.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 1:28 in some Bibles
- 1:22 in most Bibles