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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 36
In 4 translations
- KJV
- The beauty of a woman cheereth the countenance, and a man loveth nothing better.
- WEB
- The beauty of a woman cheers the countenance. A man desires nothing more.
- DRC36:24
- The beauty of a woman cheereth the countenance of her husband, and a man desireth nothing more.
- LXXE36:27
- The beauty of a woman cheereth the countenance, and a man loveth nothing better.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br36:27
- Κάλλος γυναικὸς ἱλαρύνει πρόσωπον, καὶ ὑπὲρ πᾶσαν ἐπιθυμίαν ἀνθρώπου ὑπεράγει.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 36:24 in some Bibles
- 36:22 in most Bibles