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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 2
In 4 translations
- KJV
- For gold is tried in the fire, and acceptable men in the furnace of adversity.
- WEB
- For gold is tried in the fire, and acceptable men in the furnace of humiliation.
- DRC
- For gold and silver are tried in the fire, but acceptable men in the furnace of humiliation.
- LXXE
- For gold is tried in the fire, and acceptable men in the furnace of adversity.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Ὅτι ἐν πυρὶ δοκιμάζεται χρυσὸς, καὶ ἄνθρωποι δεκτοὶ ἐν καμίνῳ ταπεινώσεως.