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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 16
In 4 translations
- KJV
- For by one that hath understanding shall the city be replenished: but the kindred of the wicked shall speedily become desolate.
- WEB
- For from one who has understanding, a city will be populated, but a race of wicked men will be made desolate.
- DRC16:5
- By one that is wise a country shall be inhabited, the tribe of the ungodly shall become desolate.
- LXXE
- For by one that hath understanding shall the city be replenished: but the kindred of the wicked shall speedily become desolate.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- ἀπὸ γὰρ ἑνὸς συνετοῦ συνοικισθήσεται πόλις, φυλὴ δὲ ἀνόμων ἐρημωθήσεται.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 16:5 in some Bibles
- 16:4 in most Bibles