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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 3
In 4 translations
- KJV
- For the blessing of the father establisheth the houses of children; but the curse of the mother rooteth out foundations.
- WEB
- For the blessing of the father establishes the houses of children, but the curse of the mother roots out the foundations.
- DRC3:11
- The father’s blessing establisheth the houses of the children: but the mother’s curse rooteth up the foundation.
- LXXE
- For the blessing of the father establisheth the houses of children; but the curse of the mother rooteth out foundations.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Εὐλογία γὰρ πατρὸς στηρίζει οἴκους τέκνων, κατάρα δὲ μητρὸς ἐκριζοῖ θεμέλια.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 3:11 in some Bibles
- 3:9 in most Bibles