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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 34
In 4 translations
- KJV
- When I travelled, I saw many things; and I understand more than I can express.
- WEB
- I have seen many things in my travels. My understanding is more than my words.
- DRC34:12
- I have seen many things by travelling, and many customs of things.
- LXXE34:12
- If thou sit at a bountiful table, be not greedy upon it, and say not, There is much meat on it.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br34:12
- Ἐπὶ τραπέζης μεγάλης ἐκάθισας; μὴ ἀνοίξῃς ἐπʼ αὐτῆς φάρυγγά σου· καὶ μὴ εἴπῃς, πολλά γε τὰ ἐπʼ αὐτῆς.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 34:12 in some Bibles
- 34:11 in most Bibles