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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 11
In 4 translations
- KJV
- Of a spark of fire a heap of coals is kindled: and a sinful man layeth wait for blood.
- WEB
- From a spark of fire, a heap of many coals is kindled, and a sinful man lies in wait to shed blood.
- DRC11:34
- Of one spark cometh a great fire, and of one deceitful man much blood: and a sinful man lieth in wait for blood.
- LXXE
- Of a spark of fire a heap of coals is kindled: and a sinful man layeth wait for blood.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Ἀπὸ σπινθῆρος πυρὸς πληθύνεται ἀνθρακία, καὶ ἄνθρωπος ἁμαρτωλὸς εἰς αἷμα ἐνεδρεύει.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 11:34 in some Bibles
- 11:32 in most Bibles