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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 27
In 4 translations
- KJV
- The strife of the proud is bloodshedding, and their revilings are grievous to the ear.
- WEB
- The strife of the proud leads to bloodshed. Their abuse of each other is a grievous thing to hear.
- DRC27:16
- Is the quarrels of the proud is the shedding of blood: and their cursing is a grievous hearing.
- LXXE
- The strife of the proud is bloodshedding, and their revilings are grievous to the ear.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Ἔκχυσις αἵματος μάχη ὑπερηφάνων, καὶ ἡ διαλοιδόρησις αὐτῶν ἀκοὴ μοχθηρά.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 27:16 in some Bibles
- 27:15 in most Bibles