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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 15
In 4 translations
- KJV
- He hath commanded no man to do wickedly, neither hath he given any man licence to sin.
- WEB
- He has not commanded any man to be ungodly. He has not given any man license to sin.
- DRC15:21
- He hath commanded no man to do wickedly, and he hath given no man license to sin:
- LXXE
- He hath commanded no man to do wickedly, neither hath he given any man licence to sin.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Καὶ οὐκ ἐνετείλατο οὐδενὶ ἀσεβεῖν, καὶ οὐκ ἔδωκεν ἄνεσιν οὐδενὶ ἁμαρτάνειν.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 15:21 in some Bibles
- 15:20 in most Bibles