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Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 17:28

In 4 translations

KJV
Thanksgiving perisheth from the dead, as from one that is not: the living and sound in heart shall praise the Lord.
WEB
Thanksgiving perishes from the dead, as from one who doesn’t exist. He who is in life and health will praise the Lord.
DRC17:26
Tarry not in the error of the ungodly, give glory before death. Praise perisheth from the dead as nothing. Give thanks whilst thou art living, whilst thou art alive and in health thou shalt give thanks, and shalt praise God, and shalt glory in his mercies.
LXXE
Thanksgiving perisheth from the dead, as from one that is not: the living and sound in heart shall praise the Lord.

Original-language editions

LXX-Br
Ἀπὸ νεκροῦ ὡς μηδὲ ὄντος ἀπόλλυται ἐξομολόγησις· ζῶν καὶ ὑγιὴς αἰνέσει τὸν Κύριον.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 17:26-27 in some Bibles
  • 17:28a in most Bibles
  • 17:28b in most Bibles

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