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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 14
In 4 translations
- KJV
- Do good unto thy friend before thou die, and according to thy ability stretch out thy hand and give to him.
- WEB
- Do good to your friends before you die. According to your ability, reach out and give to them.
- DRC
- Do good to thy friend before thou die, and according to thy ability, stretching out thy hand give to the poor.
- LXXE
- Do good unto thy friend before thou die, and according to thy ability stretch out thy hand and give to him.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Πρίν σε τελευτῆσαι εὐποίει φίλῳ, καὶ κατὰ τὴν ἰσχύν σου ἔκτεινον καὶ δὸς αὐτῷ.