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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 36
In 4 translations
- KJV
- He that getteth a wife beginneth a possession, a help like unto himself, and a pillar of rest.
- WEB
- He who gets a wife gets his richest treasure, a help meet for him and a pillar of support.
- DRC36:26
- He that possesseth a good wife, beginneth a possession: she is a help like to himself, and a pillar of rest.
- LXXE36:29
- He that getteth a wife beginneth a possession, a help like unto himself, and a pillar of rest.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br36:29
- Ὁ κτώμενος γυναῖκα ἐνάρχεται κτήσεως, βοηθὸν κατʼ αὐτὸν καὶ στύλον ἀναπαύσεων.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 36:26 in some Bibles
- 36:24 in most Bibles