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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 38

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 38:34

In 4 translations

KJV
But they will maintain the state of the world, and all their desire is in the work of their craft.
WEB
But they will maintain the fabric of the age. Their prayer is in the handiwork of their craft.
DRC38:39
But they shall strengthen the state of the world, and their prayer shall be in the work of their craft, applying their soul, and searching in the law of the most High.
LXXE
But they will maintain the state of the world, and [all] their desire is in the work of their craft. But he that giveth his mind to the law of the most High, and is occupied in the meditation thereof,

Original-language editions

LXX-Br
Ἀλλὰ κτίσμα αἰῶνος στηρίσουσι· καὶ ἡ δέησις αὐτῶν ἐν ἐργασίᾳ τέχνης. Πλὴν τοῦ ἐπιδόντος τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ, καὶ διανοουμένου ἐν νόμῳ ὑψίστου,
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 38:39 in some Bibles
  • 38:34 in most Bibles

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