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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 10
In 4 translations
- KJV
- For when a man is dead, he shall inherit creeping things, beasts, and worms.
- WEB
- For when a man is dead, he will inherit maggots, vermin, and worms.
- DRC10:13
- For when a man shall die, he shall inherit serpents, and beasts, and worms.
- LXXE
- For when a man is dead, he shall inherit creeping things, beasts, and worms.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Ἐν γὰρ τῷ ἀποθανεῖν ἄνθρωπον, κληρονομήσει ἑρπετὰ καὶ θηρία καὶ σκώληκας.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 10:13 in some Bibles
- 10:11 in most Bibles