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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 39

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 39:31

In 4 translations

KJV
They shall rejoice in his commandment, and they shall be ready upon earth, when need is; and when their time is come, they shall not transgress his word.
WEB
They will rejoice in his commandment, and will be made ready upon earth when needed. In their seasons, they won’t disobey his command.
DRC39:37
In his commandments they shall feast, and they shall be ready upon earth when need is, and when their time is come they shall not transgress his word.
LXXE
shall rejoice in his commandment, and they shall be ready upon earth, when need is; and when their time is come, they shall not go beyond his word.

Original-language editions

LXX-Br
ἐν τῇ ἐντολῇ αὐτοῦ εὐφρανθήσονται, καὶ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς εἰς χρείας ἑτοιμασθήσονται, καὶ ἐν τοῖς καιροῖς αὐτῶν οὐ παραβήσονται λόγον.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 39:37 in some Bibles
  • 39:31 in most Bibles

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