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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 41
In 4 translations
- KJV
- And if ye be born, ye shall be born to a curse: and if ye die, a curse shall be your portion.
- WEB
- If you are born, you will be born to a curse. If you die, a curse will be your portion.
- DRC41:12
- And if you be born, you shall be born in malediction: and if you die, in malediction shall be your portion.
- LXXE
- and if ye be born, ye shall be born to a curse: and if ye die, a curse shall be your portion.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Καὶ ἐὰν γεννηθῆτε, εἰς κατάραν γεννηθήσεσθε· καὶ ἐὰν ἀποθάνητε, εἰς κατάραν μερισθήσεσθε.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 41:12 in some Bibles
- 41:9 in most Bibles