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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 30

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 30:19

In 4 translations

KJV
What good doeth the offering unto an idol? for neither can it eat nor smell: so is he that is persecuted of the Lord.
WEB
What does an offering profit an idol? For it can’t eat or smell. So is he who is punished by the Lord,
DRC30:20
What good shall an offering do to an idol? for it can neither eat, nor smell: So is he that is persecuted by the Lord, bearing the reward of his iniquity:
LXXE
What good doeth the offering unto an idol? for neither can it eat nor smell: so is he that is persecuted of the Lord.

Original-language editions

LXX-Br
Τί συμφέρει κάρπωσις εἰδώλῳ; οὔτε γὰρ ἔδεται οὔτε μὴ ὀσφρανθῇ· οὕτως ὁ ἐκδιωκόμενος ὑπὸ Κυρίου.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 30:19-20 in some Bibles
  • 30:19a in most Bibles
  • 30:19b in most Bibles

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