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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 14

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 14:19

In 4 translations

KJV
Every work rotteth and consumeth away, and the worker thereof shall go withal.
WEB
Every work rots and falls away, and its builder will depart with it.
DRC14:20
Every work that is corruptible shall fail in the end: and the worker thereof shall go with it. And every excellent work shall be justified: and the worker thereof shall be honoured therein.
LXXE
Every work rotteth and consumeth away, and the worker thereof shall go withal.

Original-language editions

LXX-Br
Πᾶν ἔργον σηπόμενον ἐκλείπει, καὶ ὁ ἐργαζόμενος αὐτὸ μετʼ αὐτοῦ ἀπελεύσεται.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 14:20-21 in some Bibles
  • 14:19a in most Bibles
  • 14:19b in most Bibles

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