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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 12
In 4 translations
- KJV
- If adversity come upon thee, thou shalt find him there first; and though he pretend to help thee, yet shall he undermine thee.
- WEB
- If adversity meets you, you will find him there before you. Pretending to help you, he will trip you.
- DRC
- And if evils come upon thee, thou shalt find him there first.
- LXXE
- If adversity come upon thee, thou shalt find him there first; and though he pretend to help thee, yet shall he undermine thee.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Κακὰ ἂν ὑπαντήσῃ σοι, εὑρήσεις αὐτὸν ἐκεῖ πρότερόν σου, καὶ ὡς βοηθῶν ὑποσχάσει πτέρναν σου.
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