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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 19
In 4 translations
- KJV
- There is a wickedness, and the same an abomination; and there is a fool wanting in wisdom.
- WEB
- There is a wickedness, and it is an abomination. There is a fool lacking in wisdom.
- DRC19:20
- There is a subtle wickedness, and the same is detestable: and there is a man that is foolish, wanting in wisdom.
- LXXE
- There is a wickedness, and the same an abomination; and there is a fool wanting in wisdom.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Ἔστι πονηρία καὶ αὕτη βδέλυγμα, καὶ ἔστιν ἄφρων ἐλαττούμενος σοφίᾳ.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 19:20 in some Bibles
- 19:23 in most Bibles