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Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 37:12

In 4 translations

KJV
But be continually with a godly man, whom thou knowest to keep the commandments of the Lord, whose, mind is according to thy mind, and will sorrow with thee, if thou shalt miscarry.
WEB
But rather be continually with a godly man, whom you know to be a keeper of the commandments, who in his soul is as your own soul, and who will grieve with you, if you fail.
DRC37:15
But be continually with a holy man, whomsoever thou shalt know to observe the fear of God, Whose soul is according to thy own soul: and who, when thou shalt stumble in the dark, will be sorry for thee.
LXXE
But be continually with a godly man, whom thou knowest to keep the commandments of the Lord, whose mind is according to thy mind, and will sorrow with thee, if thou shalt miscarry.

Original-language editions

LXX-Br
Ἀλλʼ ἢ μετὰ ἀνδρὸς εὐσεβοῦς ἐνδελέχιζε, ὃν ἂν ἐπιγνῷς συντηροῦντα ἐντολάς· ὃς ἐν τῇ ψυχῇ αὐτοῦ κατὰ τὴν ψυχήν σου, καὶ ἐὰν πταίσῃς, συναλγήσει σοι.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 37:15-16 in some Bibles
  • 37:12a in most Bibles
  • 37:12b in most Bibles

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