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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 34
In 4 translations
- KJV
- Whoso bringeth an offering of the goods of the poor doeth as one that killeth the son before his father’s eyes.
- WEB
- Like one who kills a son before his father’s eyes is he who brings a sacrifice from the goods of the poor.
- DRC34:24
- He that offereth sacrifice of the goods of the poor, is as one that sacrificeth the son in the presence of his father.
- LXXE34:24
- But against him that is a niggard of his meat the whole city shall murmur; and the testimonies of his niggardness shall not be doubted of.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br34:24
- Πονηρῷ ἐπʼ ἄρτῳ διαγογγύσει πόλις, καὶ ἡ μαρτυρία τῆς πονηρίας αὐτοῦ ἐκριβής.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 34:24 in some Bibles
- 34:20 in most Bibles