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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 34
In 4 translations
- KJV
- Blessed is the soul of him that feareth the Lord: to whom doth he look? and who is his strength?
- WEB
- Blessed is the soul of him who fears the Lord. To whom does he give heed? Who is his support?
- DRC34:17
- The soul of him that feareth the Lord is blessed. To whom doth he look, and who in his strength?
- LXXE34:17
- Leave off first for manners' sake; and be not unsatiable, lest thou offend. When thou sittest among many, reach not thine hand out first of all.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br34:17
- Παῦσαι πρῶτος χάριν παιδείας, καὶ μὴ ἀπληστεύου, μήποτε προσκόψῃς. Καὶ εἰ ἀναμέσον πλειόνων ἐκάθισας, πρότερος αὐτῶν μὴ ἐκτείνῃς τὴν χεῖρά σου.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 34:17-18 in some Bibles
- 34:15a in most Bibles
- 34:15b in most Bibles