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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 4
In 4 translations
- KJV
- Wisdom exalteth her children, and layeth hold of them that seek her.
- WEB
- Wisdom exalts her sons, and takes hold of those who seek her.
- DRC4:12
- Wisdom inspireth life into her children, and protecteth them that seek after her, and will go before them in the way of justice.
- LXXE
- Wisdom exalteth her children, and layeth hold of them that seek her.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Ἡ σοφία υἱοὺς ἑαυτῇ ἀνύψωσε, καὶ ἐπιλαμβάνεται τῶν ζητούντων αὐτήν·
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 4:12 in some Bibles
- 4:11 in most Bibles