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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 37
In 4 translations
- KJV
- There is one that sheweth wisdom in words, and is hated: he shall be destitute of all food.
- WEB
- There is one who is subtle in words, and is hated. He will be destitute of all food.
- DRC37:23
- He that speaketh sophistically, is hateful: he shall be destitute of every thing.
- LXXE
- There is one that sheweth wisdom in words, and is hated: he shall be destitute of all food.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Ἔστι σοφιζόμενος ἐν λόγοις μισητὸς, οὗτος πάσης τροφῆς καθυστερήσει,
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 37:23 in some Bibles
- 37:20 in most Bibles