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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 11
In 4 translations
- KJV
- The bee is little among such as fly; but her fruit is the chief of sweet things.
- WEB
- The bee is little among flying creatures, but what it produces is the best of confections.
- DRC
- The bee is small among flying things, but her fruit hath the chiefest sweetness.
- LXXE
- The bee is little among such as fly; but her fruit is the chief of sweet things.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Μικρὰ ἐν πετεινοῖς μέλισσα, καὶ ἀρχὴ γλυκασμάτων ὁ καρπὸς αὐτῆς.