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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 20
In 4 translations
- KJV
- The disposition of a liar is dishonourable, and his shame is ever with him.
- WEB20:25
- A thief is better than a man who is continually lying, but they both will inherit destruction.
- DRC20:27
- A thief is better than a man that is always lying: but both of them shall inherit destruction.
- LXXE20:25
- A thief is better than a man that is accustomed to lie: but they both shall have destruction to heritage.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br20:25
- Αἱρετὸν κλέπτης, ἢ ὁ ἐνδελεχίζων ψεύδει, ἀμφότεροι δὲ ἀπώλειαν κληρονομήσουσιν.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 20:28 in some Bibles
- 20:26 in most Bibles