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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 40
In 4 translations
- KJV
- Children and the building of a city continue a man’s name: but a blameless wife is counted above them both.
- WEB
- Children and the building of a city establish a name. A blameless wife is better than both.
- DRC
- Children, and the building of a city shall establish a name, but a blameless wife shall be counted above them both.
- LXXE
- Children and the building of a city continue a man's name: but a blameless wife is counted above them both.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Τέκνα καὶ οἰκοδομὴ πόλεως στηρίζουσιν ὄνομα, καὶ ὑπὲρ ἀμφότερα γυνὴ ἄμωμος λογίζεται.