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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 17
In 4 translations
- KJV
- For all things cannot be in men, because the son of man is not immortal.
- WEB
- For humans are not capable of everything, because the son of man is not immortal.
- DRC17:29
- For all things cannot be in men, because the son of man is not immortal, and they are delighted with the vanity of evil.
- LXXE
- For all things cannot be in men, because the son of man is not immortal.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- οὐ γὰρ δύναται πάντα εἶναι ἐν ἀνθρώποις, ὅτι οὐκ ἀθάνατος υἱὸς ἀνθρώπου.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 17:29 in some Bibles
- 17:30 in most Bibles