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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 16
In 4 translations
- KJV
- Though they multiply, rejoice not in them, except the fear of the Lord be with them.
- WEB
- If they multiply, don’t delight in them unless the fear of the Lord is in them.
- DRC16:1
- Rejoice not in ungodly children, if they be multiplied: neither be delighted in them, if the fear of God be not with them.
- LXXE
- Though they multiply, rejoice not in them, except the fear of the Lord be with them.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Ἐὰν πληθύνωσι, μὴ εὐφραίνου ἐπʼ αὐτοῖς, εἰ μή ἐστι φόβος Κυρίου μετʼ αὐτῶν.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 16:1 in some Bibles
- 16:2 in most Bibles