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Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 26:5

In 4 translations

KJV
There be three things that mine heart feareth; and for the fourth I was sore afraid: the slander of a city, the gathering together of an unruly multitude, and a false accusation: all these are worse than death.
WEB
Of three things my heart was afraid, and concerning the fourth kind I made supplication: The slander of a city, the assembly of a mob, and a false accusation. All these are more grievous than death.Gr. countenance.
DRC26:6
Of three things my heart hath been afraid, and at the fourth my face hath trembled: The accusation of a city, and the gathering together of the people: And a false calumny, all are more grievous than death.
LXXE
There be three things that mine heart feareth; and for the fourth I was sore afraid: the slander of a city, the gathering together of an unruly multitude, and a false accusation: all these are worse than death.

Original-language editions

LXX-Br
Ἀπὸ τριῶν εὐλαβήθη ἡ καρδία μου, καὶ ἐπὶ τῷ τετάρτῳ προσώπῳ ἐδεήθην· διαβολὴν πόλεως, καὶ ἐκκλησίαν ὄχλου, καὶ καταψευσμὸν ὑπὲρ θάνατον, πάντα μοχθηρά.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 26:5-7 in some Bibles
  • 26:5a in most Bibles
  • 26:5b in most Bibles

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