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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 41
In 4 translations
- KJV
- Be ashamed of whoredom before father and mother: and of a lie before a prince and a mighty man;
- WEB
- Be ashamed of sexual immorality before father and mother, of a lie before a prince and a mighty man,
- DRC41:21
- Be ashamed of fornication before father and mother: and of a lie before a governor and a man in power:
- LXXE
- Be ashamed of whoredom before father and mother: and of a lie before a prince and a mighty man;
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Αἰσχύνεσθε ἀπὸ πατρὸς καὶ μητρὸς περὶ πορνείας, καὶ ἀπὸ ἡγουμένου καὶ δυνάστου περὶ ψεύδους·
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 41:21 in some Bibles
- 41:17 in most Bibles