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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 1
In 4 translations
- KJV
- A patient man will tear for a time, and afterward joy shall spring up unto him.
- WEB
- A man that is patient will resist for a season, and afterward gladness will spring up to him.
- DRC1:29
- A patient man shall bear for a time, and afterwards joy shall be restored to him.
- LXXE
- A patient man will bear for a time, and afterward joy shall spring up unto him.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Ἕως καιροῦ ἀνθέξεται μακρόθυμος, καὶ ὕστερον αὐτῷ ἀναδώσει εὐφροσύνη.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 1:29 in some Bibles
- 1:23 in most Bibles