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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 47
In 4 translations
- KJV
- Thou didst stain thy honour, and pollute thy seed: so that thou broughtest wrath upon thy children, and wast grieved for thy folly.
- WEB
- You blemished your honor, and defiled your offspring, to bring wrath upon your children. I was grieved for your folly,
- DRC47:22
- Thou hast stained thy glory, and defiled thy seed so as to bring wrath upon thy children, and to have thy folly kindled,
- LXXE
- Thou didst stain thy honour, and pollute thy seed: so that thou broughtest wrath upon thy children, and wast grieved for thy folly.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Ἔδωκας μῶμον ἐν τῇ δόξῃ σου, καὶ ἐβεβήλωσας τὸ σπέρμα σου, ἐπαγαγεῖν ὀργὴν ἐπὶ τὰ τέκνα σου, καὶ κατενύγην ἐπὶ τῇ ἀφροσύνῃ σου,
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 47:22 in some Bibles
- 47:20 in most Bibles