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Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 10:10

In 4 translations

KJV
The physician cutteth off a long disease; and he that is to day a king to morrow shall die.
WEB
A long disease mocks the physician. The king of today will die tomorrow.
DRC10:11
All power is of short life. A long sickness is troublesome to the physician. The physician cutteth off it short sickness: so also a king is today, and tomorrow he shall die.
LXXE
The physician cutteth off a long disease: and he that is to day a king to morrow shall die.

Original-language editions

LXX-Br
Μακρὸν ἀῤῥώστημα σκώπτει ἰατρὸς, καὶ βασιλεὺς σήμερον, καὶ αὔριον τελευτήσει.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 10:11-12 in some Bibles
  • 10:10a in most Bibles
  • 10:10b in most Bibles

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