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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 13
In 4 translations
- KJV
- Every beast loveth his like, and every man loveth his neighbor.
- WEB
- Every living creature loves its own kind, and every man loves his neighbor.
- DRC13:19
- Every beast loveth its like: so also every man him that is nearest to himself.
- LXXE
- Every beast loveth his like, and every man loveth his neighbour.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Πᾶν ζῶον ἀγαπᾷ τὸ ὅμοιον αὐτῷ, καὶ πᾶς ἄνθρωπος τὸν πλησίον αὐτοῦ.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 13:19 in some Bibles
- 13:15 in most Bibles