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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 10
In 4 translations
- KJV
- The power of the earth is in the hand of the Lord, and in due time he will set over it one that is profitable.
- WEB
- The government of the earth is in the Lord’s hand. In due time, he will raise up over it the right person at the right time.
- DRC
- The power of the earth is in the hand of God, and in his time he will raise up a profitable ruler over it.
- LXXE
- The power of the earth is in the hand of the Lord, and in due time he will set over it one that is profitable.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Ἐν χειρὶ Κυρίου ἐξουσία τῆς γῆς, καὶ τὸν χρήσιμον ἐγερεῖ εἰς καιρὸν ἐπʼ αὐτῆς.