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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 31

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 31:20

In 4 translations

KJV
Sound sleep cometh of moderate eating: he riseth early, and his wits are with him: but the pain of watching, and choler, and pangs of the belly, are with an unsatiable man.
WEB
Healthy sleep comes from moderate eating. He rises early, and his wits are with him. The pain of wakefulness, colic, and griping are with an insatiable man.
DRC31:24
Sound and wholesome sleep with a moderate man: he shall sleep till morning, and his soul shall be delighted with him.
LXXE
Whoso bringeth an offering of the goods of the poor doeth as one that killeth the son before his father's eyes.

Original-language editions

LXX-Br
Θύων υἱὸν ἔναντι τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτοῦ, ὁ προσάγων θυσίαν ἐκ χρημάτων πενήτων.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 31:24 in some Bibles
  • 31:20 in most Bibles

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