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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 23

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 23:3

In 4 translations

KJV
Lest mine ignorances increase, and my sins abound to my destruction, and I fall before mine adversaries, and mine enemy rejoice over me, whose hope is far from thy mercy.
WEB
Otherwise my errors might be multiplied, and my sins abound, I fall before my adversaries, and my enemy rejoice over me.The remainder of this verse is omitted by the best authorities.
DRC
Lest my ignorance increase, and my offences be multiplied, and my sins abound, and I fall before my adversaries, and my enemy rejoice over me?
LXXE
lest mine ignorances increase, and my sins abound to my destruction, and I fall before mine adversaries, and mine enemy rejoice over me, whose hope is far from thy mercy.

Original-language editions

LXX-Br
ὅπως μὴ πληθύνωσιν αἱ ἄγνοιαί μου, καὶ αἱ ἁμαρτίαι μου πλεονάσωσιν, καὶ πεσοῦμαι ἔναντι τῶν ὑπεναντίων, καὶ ἐπιχαρεῖταί μοι ὁ ἐχθρός μου.

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