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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 13
In 4 translations
- KJV
- But cruelly he will lay up thy words, and will not spare to do thee hurt, and to put thee in prison.
- WEB
- He who doesn’t keep secrets to himself is unmerciful. He won’t hesitate to harm and to bind.
- DRC13:15
- His cruel mind will lay up thy words: and he will not spare to do thee hurt, and to cast thee into prison.
- LXXE
- but cruelly he will lay up thy words, and will not spare to do thee hurt, and to put thee in prison.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Ἀνελεήμων ὁ μὴ συντηρῶν λόγους, καὶ οὐ μὴ φείσηται περὶ κακώσεως καὶ δεσμῶν.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 13:15 in some Bibles
- 13:12 in most Bibles