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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 22
In 4 translations
- KJV
- Though thou drewest a sword at thy friend, yet despair not: for there may be a returning to favour.
- WEB
- If you have drawn a sword against a friend, don’t despair, for there may be a way back.
- DRC22:25
- He that flingeth a stone at birds, shall drive them away: so he that upbraideth his friend, breaketh friendship.
- LXXE
- Though thou drewest a sword at thy friend, yet despair not: for there may be a returning [to favour].
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Ἐπὶ φίλον ἐὰν σπάσῃς ῥομφαίαν, μὴ ἀπελπίσῃς, ἔστι γὰρ ἐπάνοδος.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 22:25 in some Bibles
- 22:21 in most Bibles