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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 27
In 4 translations
- KJV
- Unless a man hold himself diligently in the fear of the Lord, his house shall soon be overthrown.
- WEB
- Unless a person holds on diligently to the fear of the Lord, his house will be overthrown quickly.
- DRC27:4
- Unless thou hold thyself diligently in the fear of the Lord, thy house shall quickly be overthrown.
- LXXE
- Unless a man hold himself diligently in the fear of the Lord, his house shall soon be overthrown.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Ἐὰν μὴ ἐν φόβῳ Κυρίου κρατήσῃ κατὰ σπουδὴν, ἐν τάχει καταστραφήσεται αὐτοῦ ὁ οἶκος.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 27:4 in some Bibles
- 27:3 in most Bibles