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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 47
In 4 translations
- KJV
- Thy soul covered the whole earth, and thou filledst it with dark parables.
- WEB
- Your influence covered the earth, and you filled it with parables and riddles.
- DRC47:16
- And thou wast filled as a river with wisdom, and thy soul covered the earth.
- LXXE
- Thy soul covered the whole earth, and thou filledst it with dark parables.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Γῆν ἐπεκάλυψεν ἡ ψυχή σου, καὶ ἐνέπλησας ἐν παραβολαῖς αἰνιγμάτων.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 47:16 in some Bibles
- 47:15 in most Bibles