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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 24
In 4 translations
- KJV
- For my memorial is sweeter than honey, and mine inheritance than the honeycomb.
- WEB
- For my memory is sweeter than honey, and my inheritance than the honeycomb.
- DRC24:27
- For my spirit is sweet above honey, and my inheritance above honey and the honeycomb. My memory is unto everlasting generations.
- LXXE
- For my memorial is sweeter than honey, and mine inheritance than the honeycomb.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Τὸ γὰρ μνημόσυνόν μου ὑπὲρ μέλι γλυκύ, καὶ ἡ κληρονομία μου ὑπὲρ μέλιτος κηροῦ.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 24:27-28 in some Bibles
- 24:20a in most Bibles
- 24:20b in most Bibles