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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 20
In 4 translations
- KJV
- There is a sinner that hath good success in evil things; and there is a gain that turneth to loss.
- WEB
- There is a prosperity that a man finds in misfortunes; and there is a gain that turns to loss.
- DRC
- There is success in evil things to a man without discipline, and there is a finding that turneth to loss.
- LXXE
- There is a sinner that hath good success in evil things; and there is a gain that turneth to loss.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Ἔστιν εὐοδία ἐν κακοῖς ἀνδρί, καὶ ἔστιν εὕρεμα εἰς ἐλάττωσιν.