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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 41
In 4 translations
- KJV
- A good life hath but few days: but a good name endureth for ever.
- WEB
- A good life has its number of days, but a good name continues forever.
- DRC41:16
- A good life hath its number of days: but a good name shall continue for ever.
- LXXE
- A good life hath but few days: but a good name endureth for ever.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Ἀγαθῆς ζωῆς ἀριθμὸς ἡμερῶν, καὶ ἀγαθὸν ὄνομα εἰς αἰῶνα διαμένει.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 41:16 in some Bibles
- 41:13 in most Bibles