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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 28

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 28:12

In 4 translations

KJV
If thou blow the spark, it shall burn: if thou spit upon it, it shall be quenched: and both these come out of thy mouth.
WEB
If you blow on a spark, it will burn; and if you spit upon it, it will be quenched. Both of these come out of your mouth.
DRC28:15
The whisperer and the double tongued is accursed: for he hath troubled many that were at peace.
LXXE
If thou blow the spark, it shall burn: if thou spit upon it, it shall be quenched: and both these come out of thy mouth.

Original-language editions

LXX-Br
Ἐὰν φυσήσῃς σπινθῆρα ἐκκαήσεται, καὶ ἐὰν πτύσῃς ἐπʼ αὐτὸν σβεσθήσεται· καὶ ἀμφότερα ἐκ τοῦ στόματός σου ἐκπορεύεται.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 28:15a in some Bibles
  • 28:12-13 in some Bibles

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