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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 10
In 4 translations
- KJV
- Better is he that laboureth, and aboundeth in all things, than he that boasteth himself, and wanteth bread.
- WEB
- Better is he who labors and abounds in all things, than he who boasts and lacks bread.
- DRC10:30
- Better is he that laboureth, and aboundeth in all things, than he that boasteth himself and wanteth bread.
- LXXE
- Better is he that laboureth, and aboundeth in all things, than he that boasteth himself, and wanteth bread.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Κρείσσων ἐργαζόμενος ἐν πᾶσιν, ἢ περιπατῶν, ἢ δοξαζόμενος καὶ ἀπορῶν ἄρτων.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 10:30 in some Bibles
- 10:27 in most Bibles