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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 31

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 31:22

In 4 translations

KJV
My son, hear me, and despise me not, and at the last thou shalt find as I told thee: in all thy works be quick, so shall there no sickness come unto thee.
WEB
Hear me, my son, and don’t despise me, and in the end you will appreciate my words. In all your works be skillful, and no disease will come to you.
DRC31:26
Hear me, my son, and despise me not: and in the end thou shalt find my words. In all thy works be quick, and no infirmity shall come to thee.
LXXE
He that taketh away his neighbour's living slayeth him; and he that defraudeth the labourer his hire is a bloodshedder.

Original-language editions

LXX-Br
Φὸνεύων τὸν πλησίον ὁ ἀφαιρούμενος συμβίωσιν, καὶ ἐκχέων αἷμα ὁ ἀποστερῶν μισθὸν μισθίου.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 31:26-27 in some Bibles
  • 31:22a in most Bibles
  • 31:22b in most Bibles

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