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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 29
In 4 translations
- KJV
- Many therefore have refused to lend for other men’s ill dealing, fearing to be defrauded.
- WEB
- Many on account of fraud have turned away. They are afraid of being defrauded for nothing.
- DRC29:10
- Many have refused to lend, not out of wickedness, but they were afraid to be defrauded without cause.
- LXXE
- Many therefore have refused to lend for other men's ill dealing, fearing to be defrauded.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Πολλοὶ χάριν πονηρίας ἀπέστρεψαν, ἀποστερηθῆναι δωρεὰν εὐλαβήθησαν.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 29:10 in some Bibles
- 29:7 in most Bibles