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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 27
In 4 translations
- KJV
- As when one sifteth with a sieve, the refuse remaineth; so the filth of man in his talk.
- WEB
- In the shaking of a sieve, the refuse remains, so does the filth of man in his thoughts.
- DRC27:5
- As when one sifteth with a sieve, the dust will remain: so will the perplexity of a man in his thoughts.
- LXXE
- As when one sifteth with a sieve, the refuse remaineth; so the filth of man in his talk.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Ἐν σείσματι κοσκίνου διαμένει κοπρία, οὕτως σκύβαλα ἀνθρώπου ἐν λογισμῷ αὐτοῦ.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 27:5 in some Bibles
- 27:4 in most Bibles