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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 32
In 4 translations
- KJV
- Whoso feareth the Lord will receive his discipline; and they that seek him early shall find favour.
- WEB
- He who fears the Lord will receive discipline. Those who seek him early will find favor.
- DRC32:18
- He that feareth the Lord, will receive his discipline: and they that will seek him early, shall find a blessing.
- LXXE
- He will not despise the supplication of the fatherless; nor the widow, when she poureth out her complaint.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Οὐ μὴ ὑπερίδῃ ἱκετείαν ὀρφανοῦ, καὶ χήραν ἐὰν ἐκχέῃ λαλιάν.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 32:18 in some Bibles
- 32:14 in most Bibles