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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 13
In 4 translations
- KJV
- If thou have any thing, he will live with thee: yea, he will make thee bare, and will not be sorry for it.
- WEB
- If you own something, he will live with you. He will drain your resources and will not be sorry.
- DRC13:6
- If thou have any thing, he will live with thee, and will make thee bare, and he will not be sorry for thee.
- LXXE
- If thou have any thing, he will live with thee: yea, he will make thee bare, and will not be sorry for it.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Ἐὰν ἔχῃς, συμβιώσεταί σοι, καὶ ἀποκενώσει σε, καὶ αὐτὸς οὐ πονέσει.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 13:6 in some Bibles
- 13:5 in most Bibles