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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 38
In 4 translations
- KJV
- My son, in thy sickness be not negligent: but pray unto the Lord, and he will make thee whole.
- WEB
- My son, in your sickness don’t be negligent, but pray to the Lord, and he will heal you.
- DRC
- My son, in thy sickness neglect not thyself, but pray to the Lord, and he shall heal thee.
- LXXE
- My son, in thy sickness be not negligent: but pray unto the Lord, and he will make thee whole.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Τέκνον, ἐν ἀῤῥωστήματί σου μὴ παράβλεπε, ἀλλʼ εὖξαι Κυρίῳ, καὶ αὐτὸς ἰάσεταί σε.