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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 4
In 4 translations
- KJV
- My son, defraud not the poor of his living, and make not the needy eyes to wait long.
- WEB
- My son, don’t deprive the poor of his living. Don’t make the needy eyes wait long.
- DRC
- Son, defraud not the poor of alms, and turn not away thy eyes from the poor.
- LXXE
- My son, defraud not the poor of his living, and make not the needy eyes to wait long.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Τέκνον, τὴν ζωὴν τοῦ πτωχοῦ μὴ ἀποστερήσῃς, καὶ μὴ παρελκύσῃς ὀφθαλμοὺς ἐπιδεεῖς.