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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 38

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 38:18

In 4 translations

KJV
For of heaviness cometh death, and the heaviness of the heart breaketh strength.
WEB
For from sorrow comes death. Sorrow of heart saps one’s strength.
DRC38:19
And make mourning for him according to his merit for a day, or two, for fear of detraction. For of sadness cometh death, and it overwhelmeth the strength, and the sorrow of the heart boweth down the neck.
LXXE
for of heaviness cometh death, and the heaviness of the heart breaketh strength.

Original-language editions

LXX-Br
ἀπὸ λύπης γὰρ ἐκβαίνει θάνατος, καὶ λύπη καρδίας κάμψει ἰσχύν.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 38:19 in some Bibles
  • 38:18a in most Bibles
  • 38:18b in most Bibles

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