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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 11
In 4 translations
- KJV
- Be stedfast in thy covenant, and be conversant therein, and wax old in thy work.
- WEB
- Be steadfast in your covenant and be doing it, and grow old in your work.
- DRC11:21
- Be steadfast in thy covenant, and be conversant therein, and grow old in the work of thy commandments.
- LXXE
- Be stedfast in thy covenant, and be conversant therein, and wax old in thy work.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Στῆθι ἐν διαθήκῃ σου καὶ ὁμίλει ἐν αὐτῇ, καὶ ἐν τῷ ἔργῳ σου παλαιώθητι.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 11:21 in some Bibles
- 11:20 in most Bibles