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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 2

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 2:18

In 4 translations

KJV
Saying, We will fall into the hands of the Lord, and not into the hands of men: for as his majesty is, so is his mercy.
WEB
We will fall into the hands of the Lord, and not into the hands of men; for as his majesty is, so also is his mercy.
DRC2:22
Saying: If we do not penance, we shall fall into the hands of the Lord, and not into the hands of men. For according to his greatness, so also is his mercy with him.
LXXE
saying, We will fall into the hands of the Lord, and not into the hands of men: for as his majesty is, so is his mercy.

Original-language editions

LXX-Br
Ἐμπεσούμεθα εἰς χεῖρας Κυρίου, καὶ οὐκ εἰς χεῖρας ἀνθρώπων· ὡς γὰρ ἡ μεγαλωσύνη αὐτοῦ, οὕτως καὶ τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 2:22-23 in some Bibles
  • 2:18a in most Bibles
  • 2:18b in most Bibles

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