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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 35
In 4 translations
- KJV
- Mercy is seasonable in the time of affliction, as clouds of rain in the time of drought.
- WEB
- Mercy is as welcome in the time of his affliction, as clouds of rain in the time of drought.
- DRC35:26
- The mercy of God is beautiful in the time of affliction, as a cloud of rain in the time of drought.
- LXXE35:24
- He that believeth in the Lord taketh heed to the commandment; and he that trusteth in him shall fare never the worse.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br35:24
- Ὁ πιστεύων νόμῳ προσέχει ἐντολαῖς, καὶ ὁ πεποιθὼς Κυρίῳ οὐκ ἐλαττωθήσεται.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 35:26 in some Bibles
- 35:20 in most Bibles