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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 26
In 4 translations
- KJV
- As the sun when it ariseth in the high heaven; so is the beauty of a good wife in the ordering of her house.
- WEB
- As the sun when it arises in the highest places of the Lord, so is the beauty of a good wife in her well-organized home.
- DRC26:21
- As the sun when it riseth to the world in the high places of God, so is the beauty of a good wife for the ornament of her house.
- LXXE
- As the sun when it ariseth in the high heaven; so is the beauty of a good wife in the ordering of her house.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Ἥλιος ἀνατέλλων ἐν ὑψίστοις Κυρίου, καὶ κάλλος ἀγαθῆς γυναικὸς ἐν κόσμῳ οἰκίας αὐτοῦ.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 26:21 in some Bibles
- 26:16 in most Bibles