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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 39
In 4 translations
- KJV
- So that a man cannot say, This is worse than that: for in time they shall all be well approved.
- WEB
- No one can say, “This is worse than that,” for they will all be well approved in their time.
- DRC39:40
- It is not to be said: This is worse than that: for all shall be well approved in their time.
- LXXE
- So that a man cannot say, This is worse than that: for in time they shall all be well approved.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν εἰπεῖν, τοῦτο τούτου πονηρότερον, πάντα γὰρ ἐν καιρῷ εὐδοκιμηθήσεται.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 39:40 in some Bibles
- 39:34 in most Bibles