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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 27
In 4 translations
- KJV
- Many have sinned for a small matter; and he that seeketh for abundance will turn his eyes away.
- WEB
- Many have sinned for profit. He who seeks to multiply wealth will turn his eye away.
- DRC
- Through poverty many have sinned: and he that seeketh to be enriched, turneth away his eye.
- LXXE
- Many have sinned for a small matter; and he that seeketh for abundance will turn his eyes away.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Χαρὶν ἀδιαφόρου πολλοὶ ἥμαρτον, καὶ ὁ ζητῶν πληθύναι ἀποστρέψει ὀφθαλμόν.