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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 31

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 31:27

In 3 translations

KJV
Wine is as good as life to a man, if it be drunk moderately: what life is then to a man that is without wine? for it was made to make men glad.
WEB
Wine is as good as life to men, if you drink it in moderation. What life is there to a man who is without wine? It has been created to make men glad.
DRC31:32
Wine taken with sobriety is equal lire to men: if thou drink it moderately, thou shalt be sober. What is his life, who is diminished with wine? What taketh away life? death. Wine was created from the beginning to make men joyful, and not to make them drunk.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 31:32-35 in some Bibles
  • 31:27a in most Bibles
  • 31:27b in most Bibles
  • 31:27c in most Bibles
  • 31:27d in most Bibles

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