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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 25
In 4 translations
- KJV
- There is no head above the head of a serpent; and there is no wrath above the wrath of an enemy.
- WEB
- There is no venom worse than a snake’s venom. There is no wrath worse than an enemy’s wrath.
- DRC25:22
- There is no head worse than the head of a serpent:
- LXXE
- There is no head above the head of a serpent; and there is no wrath above the wrath of an enemy.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Οὐκ ἔστι κεφαλὴ ὑπὲρ κεφαλὴν ὄφεως, καὶ οὐκ ἔστι θυμὸς ὑπὲρ θυμὸν ἐχθροῦ.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 25:22 in some Bibles
- 25:15 in most Bibles