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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 31

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 31:19

In 4 translations

KJV
A very little is sufficient for a man well nurtured, and he fetcheth not his wind short upon his bed.
WEB
How sufficient to a well-mannered man is a very little. He doesn’t breathe heavily in his bed.
DRC31:22
How sufficient is a little wine for a man well taught, and in sleeping thou shalt not be uneasy with it, and thou shalt feel no pain. Watching, and choler, and gripes, are with an intemperate man:
LXXE
The most High is not pleased with the offerings of the wicked; neither is he pacified for sin by the multitude of sacrifices.

Original-language editions

LXX-Br
Οὐκ εὐδοκεῖ ὁ ὕψιστος ἐν προσφοραῖς ἀσεβῶν, οὐδὲ ἐγ πλήθει θυσιῶν ἐξιλάσκεται ἁμαρτίας.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 31:22-23 in some Bibles
  • 31:19a in most Bibles
  • 31:19b in most Bibles

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