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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 27
In 4 translations
- KJV
- They that rejoice at the fall of the righteous shall be taken in the snare; and anguish shall consume them before they die.
- WEB
- Those who rejoice at the fall of the godly will be caught in a snare. Anguish will consume them before they die.
- DRC27:32
- They shall perish in a snare that are delighted with the fall of the just: and sorrow shall consume them before they die.
- LXXE
- They that rejoice at the fall of the righteous shall be taken in the snare; and anguish shall consume them before they die.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Παγίδι ἁλώσονται οἱ εὐφραινόμενοι πτώσει εὐσεβῶν, καὶ ὀδύνη καταναλώσει αὐτοὺς πρὸ τοῦ θανάτου αὐτῶν.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 27:32 in some Bibles
- 27:29 in most Bibles