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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 22
In 4 translations
- KJV
- Seven days do men mourn for him that is dead; but for a fool and an ungodly man all the days of his life.
- WEB
- Mourning for the dead lasts seven days, but for a fool and an ungodly man, it lasts all the days of his life.
- DRC22:13
- The mourning for the dead is seven days: but for a fool and an ungodly man all the days of their life.
- LXXE
- Seven days do men mourn for him that is dead; but for a fool and an ungodly man all the days of his life.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Πένθος νεκροῦ ἑπτὰ ἡμέραι, μωροῦ δὲ καὶ ἀσεβοῦς πᾶσαι αἱ ἡμέραι τῆς ζωῆς αὐτοῦ.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 22:13 in some Bibles
- 22:12 in most Bibles