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Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 14:18

In 4 translations

KJV
As of the green leaves on a thick tree, some fall, and some grow; so is the generation of flesh and blood, one cometh to an end, and another is born.
WEB
Like the leaves flourishing on a thick tree, some it sheds, and some grow, so also are the generations of flesh and blood: one comes to an end and another is born.
DRC14:19
Some grow, and some fall off: so is the generation of flesh and blood, one cometh to an end, and another is born.
LXXE
As of the green leaves on a thick tree, some fall, and some grow: so is the generation of flesh and blood, one cometh to an end, and another is born.

Original-language editions

LXX-Br
Ὡς φύλλον θάλλον ἐπὶ δένδρου δασέος, τὰ μὲν καταβάλλει, ἀλλα δὲ φύει· οὕτως γενεὰ σαρκὸς καὶ αἵματος, ἡ μὲν τελευτᾷ, ἑτέρα δὲ γεννᾶται.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 14:19 in some Bibles
  • 14:18 in most Bibles

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