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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 12
In 4 translations
- KJV
- For a while he will abide with thee, but if thou begin to fall, he will not tarry.
- WEB
- For a while he will stay with you, and if you falter, he will not stay.
- DRC
- An enemy speaketh sweetly with his lips, but in his heart he lieth in wait, to throw thee into a pit.
- LXXE
- For a while he will abide with thee, but if thou begin to fall, he will not tarry.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Ὥραν μετὰ σοῦ διαμενεῖ, καὶ ἐὰν ἐκκλίνῃς, οὐ μὴ καρτερήσῃ.