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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 18
In 4 translations
- KJV
- Before judgment examine thyself, and in the day of visitation thou shalt find mercy.
- WEB
- Before judgment, examine yourself, and in the hour of scrutiny you will find forgiveness.
- DRC
- Before sickness take a medicine, and before judgment examine thyself, and thou shalt find mercy in the sight of God.
- LXXE
- Before judgment examine thyself, and in the day of visitation thou shalt find mercy.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Πρὸ κρίσεως ἐξέταζε σεαυτόν, καὶ ἐν ὥρᾳ ἐπισκοπῆς εὑρήσεις ἐξιλασμόν.