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Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 27:26

In 4 translations

KJV
Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that setteth a trap shall be taken therein.
WEB
He who digs a pit will fall into it. He who sets a snare will be caught in it.
DRC27:29
He that diggeth a pit, shall fall into it: and he that setteth a stone for his neighbour, shall stumble upon it: and he that layeth a snare for another, shall perish in it.
LXXE
Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that setteth a trap shall be taken therein.

Original-language editions

LXX-Br
Ὁ ὀρύσσων βόθρον εἰς αὐτὸν ἐμπεσεῖται, καὶ ὁ ἱστῶν παγίδα ἐν αὐτῇ ἁλώσεται.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 27:29 in some Bibles
  • 27:26 in most Bibles

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