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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 3
In 4 translations
- KJV
- Water will quench a flaming fire; and alms maketh an atonement for sins.
- WEB
- Water will quench a flaming fire; almsgiving will make atonement for sins.
- DRC3:33
- Water quencheth a flaming fire, and alms resisteth sins:
- LXXE
- Water will quench a flaming fire; and alms maketh an atonement for sins.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Πῦρ φλογιζόμενον ἀποσβέσει ὕδωρ, καὶ ἐλεημοσύνη ἐξιλάσεται ἁμαρτίας.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 3:33 in some Bibles
- 3:30 in most Bibles