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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 13
In 4 translations
- KJV
- As the wild ass is the lion’s prey in the wilderness: so the rich eat up the poor.
- WEB
- Wild donkeys are the prey of lions in the wilderness; likewise poor men are feeding grounds for the rich.
- DRC13:23
- The wild ass is the lion’s prey in the desert: so also the poor are devoured by the rich.
- LXXE
- As the wild ass is the lion's prey in the wilderness: so the rich eat up the poor.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Κυνήγια λεόντων ὄναγροι ἐν ἐρήμῳ, οὕτως νομαὶ πλουσίων πτωχοί.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 13:23 in some Bibles
- 13:19 in most Bibles