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Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 25:4

In 4 translations

KJV
O how comely a thing is judgment for gray hairs, and for ancient men to know counsel!
WEB
How beautiful a thing is judgment in the gray-haired, and for elders to know good counsel!
DRC25:6
O how comely is judgment for a grey head, and for ancients to know counsel!
LXXE
O how comely a thing is judgment for grey hairs, and for ancient men to know counsel!

Original-language editions

LXX-Br
Ὡς ὡραῖον πολιαῖς κρίσις, καὶ πρεσβυτέροις ἐπιγνῶναι βουλην;
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 25:6 in some Bibles
  • 25:4 in most Bibles

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