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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 41
In 4 translations
- KJV
- Woe be unto you, ungodly men, which have forsaken the law of the most high God! for if ye increase, it shall be to your destruction:
- WEB
- Woe to you, ungodly men, who have forsaken the law of the Most High God!The remainder of this verse is omitted by the best authorities.
- DRC41:11
- Woe to you, ungodly men, who have forsaken the law of the most high Lord.
- LXXE
- Who be unto you, ungodly men, which have forsaken the law of the most high God! for if ye increase, it shall be to your destruction:
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Οὐαὶ ὑμῖν ἄνδρες ἀσεβεῖς, οἵτινες ἐγκατελίπετε νόμον Θεοῦ ὑψίστου.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 41:11 in some Bibles
- 41:8 in most Bibles