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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 21
In 4 translations
- KJV
- He that buildeth his house with other men’s money is like one that gathereth himself stones for the tomb of his burial.
- WEB
- He who builds his house with other men’s money is like one who gathers stones for his own tomb.
- DRC21:9
- He that buildeth his house at other men’s charges, is as he that gathereth himself stones to build in the winter.
- LXXE
- He that buildeth his house with other men's money is like one that gathereth himself stones for the tomb of his burial.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Ὁ οἰκοδομῶν τὴν οἰκίαν αὐτοῦ ἐν χρήμασιν ἀλλοτρίοις, ὡς ὁ συνάγων αὐτοῦ τοὺς λίθους εἰς χειμῶνα.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 21:9 in some Bibles
- 21:8 in most Bibles