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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 40
In 4 translations
- KJV
- The fear of the Lord is a fruitful garden, and covereth him above all glory.
- WEB
- The fear of the Lord is like a garden of blessing and covers a man more than any glory.
- DRC40:28
- The fear of the Lord is like a paradise of blessing, and they have covered it above all glory.
- LXXE
- The fear of the Lord is a fruitful garden, and covereth him above all glory.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Φόβος Κυρίου ὡς παράδεισος εὐλογίας, καὶ ὑπὲρ πᾶσαν δόξαν ἐκάλυψαν αὐτόν.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 40:28 in some Bibles
- 40:27 in most Bibles