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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 4
In 4 translations
- KJV
- Let not thine hand be stretched out to receive, and shut when thou shouldest repay.
- WEB
- Don’t let your hand be stretched out to receive, and closed when you should repay.
- DRC4:36
- Let not thy hand be stretched out to receive, and shut when thou shouldst give.
- LXXE
- Let not thine hand be stretched out to receive, and shut when thou shouldest repay.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Μὴ ἔστω ἡ χείρ σου ἐκτεταμένη εἰς τὸ λαβεῖν, καὶ ἐν τῷ ἀποδιδόναι συνεσταλμένη.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 4:36 in some Bibles
- 4:31 in most Bibles