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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 37
In 4 translations
- KJV
- There is one that is wise and teacheth many, and yet is unprofitable to himself.
- WEB
- There is one who is clever and the instructor of many, and yet is unprofitable to his own soul.
- DRC37:22
- A skillful man hath taught many, and is sweet to his own soul.
- LXXE
- There is one that is wise and teacheth many, and yet is unprofitable to himself.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Ἔστιν ἀνὴρ πανοῦργος καὶ πολλῶν παιδευτὴς, καὶ τῇ ἰδίᾳ ψυχῇ ἄχρηστός ἐστιν.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 37:22 in some Bibles
- 37:19 in most Bibles