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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 29
In 4 translations
- KJV
- Shut up alms in thy storehouses: and it shall deliver thee from all affliction.
- WEB
- Store up almsgiving in your store-chambers and it will deliver you out of all affliction.
- DRC29:15
- Shut up alms in the heart of the poor, and it shall obtain help for thee against all evil.
- LXXE
- Shut up alms in thy storehouses: and it shall deliver thee from all affliction.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Σύγκλεισον ἐλεημοσύνην ἐν τοῖς ταμείοις σου, καὶ αὕτη ἐξελεῖταί σε ἐκ πάσης κακώσεως.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 29:15 in some Bibles
- 29:12 in most Bibles