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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 27

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 27:2

In 4 translations

KJV
As a nail sticketh fast between the joinings of the stones; so doth sin stick close between buying and selling.
WEB
As a nail will stick fast between the joinings of stones, so sin will thrust itself in between buying and selling.
DRC27:3
As a stake sticketh fast in the midst of the joining of stones, so also in the midst of selling and buying, sin shall stick fast. Sin shall be destroyed with the sinner.
LXXE
As a nail sticketh fast between the joinings of the stones; so doth sin stick close between buying and selling.

Original-language editions

LXX-Br
Ἀναμέσον ἁρμῶν λίθων παγήσεται πάσσαλος, καὶ ἀναμέσον πράσεως καὶ ἀγορασμοῦ συντριβήσεται ἁμαρτία.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 27:2-3 in some Bibles
  • 27:2a in most Bibles
  • 27:2b in most Bibles

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