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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 11
In 4 translations
- KJV
- There is that waxeth rich by his wariness and pinching, and this is the portion of his reward:
- WEB
- One grows rich by his diligence and self-denial, and this is the portion of his reward:
- DRC
- There is one that is enriched by living sparingly, and this is the portion of his reward.
- LXXE
- There is that waxeth rich by his wariness and pinching, and this is the portion of his reward:
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Ἔστι πλουτῶν ἀπὸ προσοχῆς καὶ σφιγγίας αὐτοῦ, καὶ αὕτη ἡ μερὶς τοῦ μισθοῦ αὐτοῦ.