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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 38
In 4 translations
- KJV
- The wisdom of a learned man cometh by opportunity of leisure: and he that hath little business shall become wise.
- WEB
- The wisdom of the scribe comes by the opportunity of leisure. He who has little business can become wise.
- DRC38:25
- The wisdom of a scribe cometh by his time of leisure: and he that is less in action, shall receive wisdom.
- LXXE
- The wisdom of a learned man cometh by opportunity of leisure: and he that hath little business shall become wise.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Σοφία γραμματέως ἐν εὐκαιρίᾳ σχολῆς, καὶ ὁ ἐλασσούμενος πράξει αὐτοῦ σοφισθήσεται.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 38:25 in some Bibles
- 38:24 in most Bibles