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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 35
In 4 translations
- KJV
- He that keepeth the law bringeth offerings enough: he that taketh heed to the commandment offereth a peace offering.
- WEB
- He who keeps the law multiplies offerings. He who heeds the commandments sacrifices a peace offering.
- DRC35:2
- He that keepeth the law, multiplieth offerings. It is a wholesome sacrifice to take heed to the commandments, and to depart from all iniquity.
- LXXE
- If thou be made the master [of a feast], lift not thyself up, but be among them as one of the rest; take diligent care for them, and so sit down.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Ἡγούμενων σε κατέστησαν; μὴ ἐπαίρου, γίνου ἐν αὐτοῖς ὡς εἷς ἐξ αὐτῶν· φρόντισον αὐτῶν, καὶ οὕτω κάθισον,
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 35:1-2 in some Bibles
- 35:1a in most Bibles
- 35:1b in most Bibles