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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 26
In 4 translations
- KJV
- A silent and loving woman is a gift of the Lord; and there is nothing so much worth as a mind well instructed.
- WEB
- A silent woman is a gift of the Lord. There is nothing worth so much as a well-instructed soul.
- DRC26:17
- Her discipline is the gift of God. Such is a wise and silent woman, and there is nothing so much worth as a well instructed soul.
- LXXE
- A silent and loving woman is a gift of the Lord; and there is nothing so much worth as a mind well instructed.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Δόσις Κυρίου γυνὴ σιγηρὰ, καὶ οὐκ ἐστιν ἀντάλλαγμα πεπαιδευμένης ψυχῆς.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 26:17-18 in some Bibles
- 26:14a in most Bibles
- 26:14b in most Bibles