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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 14
In 4 translations
- KJV
- He that gathereth by defrauding his own soul gathereth for others, that shall spend his goods riotously.
- WEB
- He who gathers by denying himself gathers for others. Others will revel in his goods.
- DRC
- He that gathereth together by wronging his own soul, gathereth for others, and another will squander away his goods in rioting.
- LXXE
- He that gathereth by defrauding his own soul gathereth for others that shall spend his goods riotously.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Ὁ συνάγων ἀπὸ τῆς ψυχῆς αὐτοῦ, συνάγει ἄλλοις, καὶ ἐν τοῖς ἀγαθοῖς αὐτοῦ τρυφήσουσιν ἕτεροι.