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Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 17:24

In 4 translations

KJV
But unto them that repent, he granted them return, and comforted those that failed in patience.
WEB
However to those who repent he grants a return. He comforts those who are losing hope.
DRC17:20
But to the penitent he hath given the way of justice, and he hath strengthened them that were fainting in patience, and hath appointed to them the lot of truth.
LXXE
But unto them that repent, he granted them return, and comforted those that failed in patience.

Original-language editions

LXX-Br
Πλὴν μετανοοῦσιν ἔδωκεν ἐπάνοδον, καὶ παρεκάλεσεν ἐκλείποντας ὑπομονήν.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 17:20 in some Bibles
  • 17:24 in most Bibles

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