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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 37
In 4 translations
- KJV
- And say unto thee, Thy way is good: and afterward he stand on the other side, to see what shall befall thee.
- WEB
- and say to you, “Your way is good.” Then he will stand near you, to see what will happen to you.
- DRC37:11
- Thy way is good; and then stand on the other side to see what shall befall thee.
- LXXE
- and say unto thee, Thy way is good: and afterward he stand on the other side, to see what shall befall thee.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- καὶ εἴπῃ σοι, καλὴ ἡ ὁδός σου· καὶ στήσεται ἐξ ἐναντίας ἰδεῖν τὸ συμβησόμενόν σοι.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 37:11 in some Bibles
- 37:9 in most Bibles