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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 4
In 4 translations
- KJV
- Add not more trouble to an heart that is vexed; and defer not to give to him that is in need.
- WEB
- Don’t add more trouble to a heart that is provoked. Don’t put off giving to him who is in need.
- DRC
- Afflict not the heart of the needy, and defer not to give to him that is in distress.
- LXXE
- Add not more trouble to a heart that is vexed; and defer not to give to him that is in need.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Καρδίαν παροργισμένην μὴ προσταράξῃς, καὶ μὴ παρελκύσῃς δόσιν προσδεομένου.