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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 39

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 39:4

In 4 translations

KJV
He shall serve among great men, and appear before princes: he will travel through strange countries; for he hath tried the good and the evil among men.
WEB
He will serve among great men and appear before him who rules. He will travel through the land of foreign nations, for he has learned what is good and evil among men.
DRC39:5
He shall serve among great men, and: appear before the governor. He shall pass into strange countries: for he shall try good and evil among men.
LXXE
He shall serve among great men, and appear before princes: he will travel through strange countries; for he hath tried the good and the evil among men.

Original-language editions

LXX-Br
Ἀναμέσον μεγιστάνων ὑπηρετήσει, καὶ ἔναντι ἡγουμένου ὀφθήσεται· ἐν γῇ ἀλλοτρίων ἐθνῶν διελεύσεται, ἀγαθὰ γὰρ καὶ κακὰ ἐν ἀνθρώποις ἐπείρασε.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 39:4-5 in some Bibles
  • 39:4a in most Bibles
  • 39:4b in most Bibles

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