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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 12
In 4 translations
- KJV
- For the most High hateth sinners, and will repay vengeance unto the ungodly, and keepeth them against the mighty day of their punishment.
- WEB
- For the Most High also hates sinners, and will repay vengeance to the ungodly.The remainder of this verse is omitted by the best authorities.
- DRC
- Do good to the humble, and give not to the ungodly: hold back thy bread, and give it not to him, lest thereby he overmaster thee.
- LXXE
- For the most High hateth sinners, and will repay vengeance unto the ungodly, and keepeth them against the mighty day of their punishment.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Ὅτι καὶ ὁ ὕψιστος ἐμίσησεν ἁμαρτωλούς, καὶ τοῖς ἀσεβέσιν ἀποδώσει ἐκδίκησιν.