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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 1
In 4 translations
- KJV
- If thou desire wisdom, keep the commandments, and the Lord shall give her unto thee.
- WEB
- If you desire wisdom, keep the commandments and the Lord will give her to you freely;
- DRC1:33
- Son, if thou desire wisdom, keep justice, and God will give her to thee.
- LXXE
- If thou desire wisdom, keep the commandments, and the Lord shall give her unto thee.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Ἐπεθύμησας σοφίαν, διατήρησον ἐντολὰς, καὶ Κύριος χορηγήσει σοι αὐτήν.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 1:33 in some Bibles
- 1:26 in most Bibles