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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 17

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 17:27

In 4 translations

KJV
Who shall praise the most High in the grave, instead of them which live and give thanks?
WEB
Who will give praise to the Most High in Hades, in place of the living who return thanks?
DRC17:24
And know the justices and judgments of God, and stand firm in the lot set before thee, and in prayer to the most high God. Go to the side of the holy age, with them that live and give praise to God.
LXXE
Who shall praise the most High in the grave, instead of them which live and give thanks?

Original-language editions

LXX-Br
Ὑψίστῳ τίς αἰνέσει ἐν ᾅδου; ἀντὶ ζώντων καὶ ζώντων καὶ διδόντων ἀνθομολόγησιν.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 17:24-25 in some Bibles
  • 17:27a in most Bibles
  • 17:27b in most Bibles

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