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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 11
In 4 translations
- KJV
- Again, say not, I have enough, and possess many things, and what evil shall I have hereafter?
- WEB
- Don’t say, “I have enough. What harm could happen to me now?”
- DRC11:26
- Say not: I am sufficient for myself: and what shall I be made worse by this?
- LXXE
- Again, say not, I have enough, and possess many things, and what evil can come to me hereafter?
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Μὴ εἴπῃς, αὐτάρκη μοι ἐστὶ, καὶ τί ἀπὸ τοῦ νῦν κακωθήσομαι;
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 11:26 in some Bibles
- 11:24 in most Bibles