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Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 41:4

In 4 translations

KJV
And why art thou against the pleasure of the most High? there is no inquisition in the grave, whether thou have lived ten, or an hundred, or a thousand years.
WEB
And why do you refuse when it is the good pleasure of the Most High? Whether life lasts ten, or a hundred, or a thousand years, there is no inquiry about life in Hades.or, the place of the dead or, Sheol
DRC41:6
And what shall come upon thee by the good pleasure of the most High? Whether ten, or a hundred, or a thousand years. For among the dead there is no accusing of life.
LXXE
And why art thou against the pleasure of the most High? there is no inquisition in the grave, whether thou have lived ten, or an hundred, or a thousand years.

Original-language editions

LXX-Br
Καὶ τί ἀπαναίνῃ ἐν εὐδοκίᾳ ὑψίστου; εἴτε δέκα, εἴτε ἑκατὸν, εἴτε χίλια ἔτη· οὐκ ἔστιν ἐν ᾅδου ἐλεγμὸς ζωῆς.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 41:6-7 in some Bibles
  • 41:4a in most Bibles
  • 41:4b in most Bibles

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