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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 16
In 4 translations
- KJV
- As his mercy is great, so is his correction also: he judgeth a man according to his works
- WEB
- As his mercy is great, so is his correction also. He judges a man according to his works.
- DRC16:13
- According as his mercy is, so his correction judgeth a man according to his works.
- LXXE
- As his mercy is great, so is his correction also: he judgeth a man according to his works.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Κατὰ τὸ πολὺ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ, οὕτως καὶ πολὺς ὁ ἔλεγχος αὐτοῦ· ἄνδρα κατὰ τὰ ἔργα αὐτοῦ κρίνει.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 16:13 in some Bibles
- 16:12 in most Bibles