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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 3
In 4 translations
- KJV
- He that forsaketh his father is as a blasphemer; and he that angereth his mother is cursed: of God.
- WEB
- He who forsakes his father is as a blasphemer. He who provokes his mother is cursed by the Lord.
- DRC3:18
- Of what an evil fame is he that forsaketh his father: and he is cursed of God that angereth his mother.
- LXXE
- He that forsaketh his father is as a blasphemer; and he that angereth his mother is cursed of God.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Ὡς βλάσφημος ὁ ἐγκαταλιπὼν πατέρα, καὶ κεκατηραμένος ὑπὸ Κυρίου ὁ παροργίζων μητέρα αὐτοῦ.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 3:18 in some Bibles
- 3:16 in most Bibles