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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 18
In 4 translations
- KJV
- When thou hast enough, remember the time of hunger: and when thou art rich, think upon poverty and need.
- WEB
- In the days of fullness remember the time of hunger. Remember poverty and lack in the days of wealth.
- DRC
- Remember poverty is the time of abundance, and the necessities of poverty in the day of riches.
- LXXE
- When thou hast enough, remember the time of hunger: and when thou art rich, think upon poverty and need.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Μνήσθητι καιρὸν λιμοῦ ἐν καιρῷ πλησμονῆς, πτωχείαν καὶ ἔνδειαν ἐν ἡμέραις πλούτου.