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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 17
In 4 translations
- KJV
- He vieweth the power of the height of heaven; and all men are but earth and ashes.
- WEB
- He looks upon the power of the height of heaven, while all men are earth and ashes.
- DRC17:31
- He beholdeth the power of the height of heaven: and all men are earth and ashes.
- LXXE
- He vieweth the power of the height of heaven; and all men are but earth and ashes.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Δύναμιν ὕψους οὐρανοῦ αὐτὸς ἐπισκέπτεται, καὶ οἱ ἄνθρωποι πάντες γῆ καὶ σποδός.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 17:31 in some Bibles
- 17:32 in most Bibles