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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 40
In 4 translations
- KJV
- Brethren and help are against time of trouble: but alms shall deliver more than them both.
- WEB
- Relatives and helpers are for a time of affliction, but almsgiving rescues better than both.
- DRC
- Brethren are a help in the time of trouble, but mercy shall deliver more than they.
- LXXE
- Brethren and help are against time of trouble: but alms shall deliver more than them both.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Ἀδελφοὶ καὶ βοήθεια εἰς καιρὸν θλίψεως, καὶ ὑπὲρ ἀμφότερα ἐλεημοσύνη ῥύσεται.