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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 40
In 4 translations
- KJV
- A friend and companion never meet amiss: but above both is a wife with her husband.
- WEB
- A friend and a companion is always welcome, and a wife with her husband is better than both.
- DRC
- A friend and companion meeting together in season, but above them both is a wife with her husband.
- LXXE
- A friend and companion never meet amiss: but above both is a wife with her husband.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Φίλος καὶ ἑταῖρος εἰς καιρὸν ἀπαντῶντες, καὶ ὑπὲρ ἀμφότερα γυνὴ μετὰ ἀνδρός.