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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 28
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