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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 38
In 4 translations
- KJV
- Forget it not, for there is no turning again: thou shalt not do him good, but hurt thyself.
- WEB
- Don’t forget it, for there is no returning again. You do him no good, and you would harm yourself.
- DRC38:22
- Forget it not: for there is no returning, and thou shalt do him no good, and shalt hurt thyself.
- LXXE
- Forget him not, for there is no turning again: thou shalt not do him good, but hurt thyself.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Μὴ ἐπιλαθῇ, οὐ γάρ ἐστιν ἐπάνοδος, καὶ τοῦτον οὐκ ὠφελήσεις, καὶ σεαυτὸν κακώσεις.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 38:22 in some Bibles
- 38:21 in most Bibles