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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 3
In 4 translations
- KJV
- An obstinate heart shall be laden with sorrows; and the wicked man shall heap sin upon sin.
- WEB
- A stubborn heart will be burdened with troubles. The sinner will heap sin upon sins.
- DRC3:29
- A wicked heart shall be laden with sorrows, and the sinner will add sin to sin.
- LXXE
- An obstinate heart shall be laden with sorrows; and the wicked man shall heap sin upon sin.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Καρδία σκληρὰ βαρυνθήσεται πόνοις, καὶ ὁ ἁμαρτωλὸς προσθήσει ἁμαρτίαν ἐφʼ ἁμαρτίαις.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 3:29 in some Bibles
- 3:27 in most Bibles