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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 41

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 41:3

In 4 translations

KJV
Fear not the sentence of death, remember them that have been before thee, and that come after; for this is the sentence of the Lord over all flesh.
WEB
Don’t be afraid of the sentence of death. Remember those who have been before you and who come after. This is the sentence from the Lord over all flesh.
DRC41:5
Fear not the sentence of death. Remember what things have been before thee, and what shall come after thee: this sentence is from the Lord upon all flesh.
LXXE
Fear not the sentence of death, remember them that have been before thee, and that come after; for this is the sentence of the Lord over all flesh.

Original-language editions

LXX-Br
Μὴ εὐλαβοῦ κρίμα θανάτου· μνήσθητι προτέρων σου καὶ ἐσχάτων, τοῦτο τὸ κρίμα παρὰ Κυρίου πάσῃ σαρκί.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 41:5 in some Bibles
  • 41:3 in most Bibles

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