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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 15
In 4 translations
- KJV
- Before man is life and death; and whether him liketh shall be given him.
- WEB
- Before man is life and death. Whichever he likes, it will be given to him.
- DRC15:18
- Before man is life and death, good and evil, that which he shall choose shall be given him:
- LXXE
- Before man is life and death; and whether he liketh shall be given him.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Ἔναντι ἀνθρώπων ἡ ζωὴ καὶ ὁ θάνατος, καὶ ὃ ἐὰν εὐδοκήσῃ δοθήσεται αὐτῷ.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 15:18 in some Bibles
- 15:17 in most Bibles