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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 10
In 4 translations
- KJV
- He that is honoured in poverty, how much more in riches? and he that is dishonourable in riches, how much more in poverty?
- WEB
- But he who is honored in poverty, how much more in riches? He who is dishonored in riches, how much more in poverty?
- DRC10:34
- But he that is glorified in poverty, how much more in wealth? and he that is glorified in wealth, let him fear poverty.
- LXXE
- He that is honoured in poverty, how much more in riches? and he that is dishonourable in riches, how much more in poverty?
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Ὁ δὲ δοξαζόμενος ἐν πτωχείᾳ, καὶ ἐν πλούτῳ ποσαχῶς; καὶ ὁ ἄδοξος ἐν πλούτῳ, καὶ ἐν πτωχείᾳ ποσαχῶς;
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 10:34 in some Bibles
- 10:31 in most Bibles