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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 25

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 25:2

In 4 translations

KJV
Three sorts of men my soul hateth, and I am greatly offended at their life: a poor man that is proud, a rich man that is a liar, and an old adulterer that doateth.
WEB
But my soul hates three sorts of people, and I am greatly offended at their life: a poor man who is arrogant, a rich man who is a liar, and an old fool who is an adulterer.
DRC25:3
Three sorts my soul hateth, and I am greatly grieved at their life: A poor man that is proud: a rich man that is a liar: an old man that is a fool, and doting.
LXXE
Three sorts of men my soul hateth, and I am greatly offended at their life: a poor man that is proud, a rich man that is a liar, and an old adulterer that doateth.

Original-language editions

LXX-Br
Τρία δὲ εἴδη ἐμίσησεν ἡ ψυχή μου, καὶ προσώχθισα σφόδρα τῇ ζωῇ αὐτῶν· πτωχὸν ὑπερήφανον, καὶ πλούσιον ψεύστην, γέροντα μοιχὸν ἐλαττούμενον συνέσει.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 25:3-4 in some Bibles
  • 25:2a in most Bibles
  • 25:2b in most Bibles

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