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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 42

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 42:21

In 4 translations

KJV
He hath garnished the excellent works of his wisdom, and he is from everlasting to everlasting: unto him may nothing be added, neither can he be diminished, and he hath no need of any counsellor.
WEB
He has ordered the mighty works of his wisdom. He is from everlasting to everlasting. Nothing has been added to them, nor diminished from them. He had no need of any counselor.
DRC42:22
He hath beautified the glorious works of his wisdom: and he Is from eternity to eternity, and to him nothing may be added, Nor can he be diminished, and he hath no need of any counsellor.
LXXE
He hath garnished the excellent works of his wisdom, and he is from everlasting to everlasting: unto him may nothing be added, neither can he be diminished, and he hath no need of any counsellor.

Original-language editions

LXX-Br
Τὰ μεγαλεῖα τῆς σοφίας αὐτοῦ ἐκόσμησε, καὶ ἕως ἐστὶ πρὸ τοῦ αἰῶνος καὶ εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα, οὔτε προσετέθη οὔτε ἠλαττώθη, καὶ οὐδὲ προσεδεήθη οὐδενὸς συμβούλου.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 42:21-22 in some Bibles
  • 42:21a in most Bibles
  • 42:21b in most Bibles

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