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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 14
In 4 translations
- KJV
- The envious man hath a wicked eye; he turneth away his face, and despiseth men.
- WEB
- A miser is evil. He turns away and disregards souls.
- DRC
- The eye of the envious is wicked: and he turneth away his face, and despiseth his own soul.
- LXXE
- The envious man hath a wicked eye; he turneth away his face, and despiseth men.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Πονηρὸς ὁ βασκαίνων ὀφθαλμῷ, ἀποστρέφων πρόσωπον καὶ ὁ ὑπερορῶν ψυχάς.