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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 4
In 4 translations
- KJV
- He that loveth her loveth life; and they that seek to her early shall be filled with joy.
- WEB
- He who loves her loves life. Those who seek her early will be filled with gladness.
- DRC4:13
- And he that loveth her, loveth life: and they that watch for her, shall embrace her sweetness.
- LXXE
- He that loveth her loveth life; and they that seek to her early shall be filled with joy.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- ὁ ἀγαπῶν αὐτὴν ἀγαπᾷ ζωὴν, καὶ οἱ ὀρθρίζοντες πρὸς αὐτὴν ἐμπλησθήσονται εὐφροσύνης.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 4:13 in some Bibles
- 4:12 in most Bibles