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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 34

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 34:17

In 4 translations

KJV
He raiseth up the soul, and lighteneth the eyes: he giveth health, life, and blessing.
WEB
He raises up the soul, and enlightens the eyes. He gives health, life, and blessing.
DRC34:20
A preservation from stumbling, and a help from falling; he raiseth up the soul, and enlighteneth the eyes, and giveth health, and life, and blessing.
LXXE34:20
Sound sleep cometh of moderate eating: he riseth early, and his wits are with him: but the pain of watching, and choler, and pangs of the belly, are with an unsatiable man.

Original-language editions

LXX-Br34:20
Ὕπνος ὑγείας ἐπὶ ἐντέρῳ μετρίῳ, ἀνέστη πρωῒ, καὶ ἡ ψυχὴ αὐτοῦ μετʼ αὐτοῦ· πόνος ἀγρυπνίας καὶ χολέρας καὶ στρόφος μετὰ ἀνδρὸς ἀπλήστου.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 34:20 in some Bibles
  • 34:17 in most Bibles

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