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Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 10:12

In 4 translations

KJV
The beginning of pride is when one departeth from God, and his heart is turned away from his Maker.
WEB
It is the beginning of pride when a man departs from the Lord. His heart has departed from him who made him.
DRC10:14
The beginning of the pride of man, is to fall off from God: Because his heart is departed from him that made him: for pride is the beginning of all sin: be that holdeth it, shall be filled with maledictions, and it shall ruin him in the end.
LXXE
The beginning of pride is when one departeth from God, and his heart is turned away from his Maker.

Original-language editions

LXX-Br
Ἀρχὴ ὑπερηφανίας, ἀνθρώπου ἀφισταμένου ἀπὸ Κυρίου, καὶ ἀπὸ τοῦ ποιήσαντος αὐτὸν ἀπέστη ἡ καρδία αὐτοῦ.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 10:14-15 in some Bibles
  • 10:12a in most Bibles
  • 10:12b in most Bibles

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