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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 41
In 4 translations
- KJV
- My children, keep discipline in peace: for wisdom that is hid, and a treasure that is not seen, what profit is in them both?
- WEB
- My children, follow instruction in peace. But wisdom that is hidden and a treasure that is not seen, what benefit is in them both?
- DRC41:17
- My children, keep discipline in peace: for wisdom that is hid, and a treasure that is not seen, what profit is there in them both?
- LXXE
- My children, keep discipline in peace: for wisdom that is hid, and a treasure that is not seen, what profit is in them both?
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Παιδείαν ἐν εἰρήνῃ συντηρήσατε τέκνα, σοφία δὲ κεκρυμμένη καὶ θησαυρὸς ἀφανὴς, τίς ὠφέλεια ἐν ἀμφοτέροις;
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 41:17 in some Bibles
- 41:14 in most Bibles