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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 13
In 4 translations
- KJV
- A cheerful countenance is a token of a heart that is in prosperity; and the finding out of parables is a wearisome labour of the mind.
- WEB
- A cheerful countenance is a sign of a prosperous heart. Devising proverbs takes strenuous thinking.
- DRC13:32
- The token of a good heart, and a good countenance thou shalt hardly find, and with labour.
- LXXE
- A cheerful countenance is a token of a heart that is in prosperity; and the finding out of parables is a wearisome labour of the mind.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Ἴχνος καρδίας ἐν ἀγαθοῖς πρόσωπον ἱλαρὸν, καὶ εὕρεσις παραβολῶν διαλογισμοὶ μετὰ κόπου.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 13:32 in some Bibles
- 13:26 in most Bibles