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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 19
In 4 translations
- KJV
- And if for want of power he be hindered from sinning, yet when he findeth opportunity he will do evil.
- WEB
- And if for lack of power he is hindered from sinning, if he finds opportunity, he will do mischief.
- DRC19:25
- And if he be hindered from sinning for want of power, if he shall find opportunity to do evil, he will do it.
- LXXE
- And if for want of power he be hindered from sinning, yet when he findeth opportunity he will do evil.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Καὶ ἐὰν ὑπὸ ἐλαττώματος ἰσχύος κωλυθῇ ἁμαρτεῖν, ἐὰν εὕρῃ καιρὸν, κακοποιήσει.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 19:25 in some Bibles
- 19:28 in most Bibles