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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 27
In 4 translations
- KJV
- Whoso casteth a stone on high casteth it on his own head; and a deceitful stroke shall make wounds.
- WEB
- One who casts a stone straight up casts it on his own head. A deceitful blow opens wounds.
- DRC27:28
- If one cast a stone on high, it will fall upon his own head: and the deceitful stroke will wound the deceitful.
- LXXE
- Whoso casteth a stone on high casteth it on his own head; and a deceitful stroke shall make wounds.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Ὁ βάλλων λίθον εἰς ὕψος ἐπὶ κεφαλὴν αὐτοῦ βάλλει, καὶ πληγὴ δολία διελεῖ τραύματα.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 27:28 in some Bibles
- 27:25 in most Bibles