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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 21

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 21:4

In 4 translations

KJV
To terrify and do wrong will waste riches: thus the house of proud men shall be made desolate.
WEB
Terror and violence will waste away riches. So the house of an arrogant man will be laid waste.
DRC21:5
Injuries and wrongs will waste riches: and the house that is very rich shall be brought to nothing by pride: so the substance of the proud shall be rooted out.
LXXE
To terrify and do wrong will waste riches: thus the house of proud men shall be made desolate.

Original-language editions

LXX-Br
Καταπληγμὸς καὶ ὕβρις ἐρημώσουσι πλοῦτον, οὕτως οἶκος ὑπερηφάνου ἐρημωθήσεται.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 21:5 in some Bibles
  • 21:4 in most Bibles

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