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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 21
In 4 translations
- KJV
- A prayer out of a poor man’s mouth reacheth to the ears of God, and his judgment cometh speedily.
- WEB
- Supplication from a poor man’s mouth reaches to the ears of God, and his judgment comes speedily.Gr. him.
- DRC21:6
- The prayer out of the mouth of the poor shall reach the ears of God, and judgment shall come for him speedily.
- LXXE
- A prayer out of a poor man's mouth reacheth to the ears of God, and his judgment cometh speedily.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Δέησις πτωχοῦ ἐκ στόματος ἕως ὠτίων αὐτοῦ, καὶ τὸ κρίμα αὐτοῦ κατὰ σπουδὴν ἔρχεται.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 21:6 in some Bibles
- 21:5 in most Bibles