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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 48
In 4 translations
- KJV
- Blessed are they that saw thee, and slept in love; for we shall surely live.
- WEB
- Blessed are those who saw you, and those who have been beautified with love; for we also shall surely live.
- DRC48:12
- Blessed are they that saw thee, and were honoured with thy friendship. For we live only in our life, but after death our name shall not be such.
- LXXE
- Blessed are they that saw thee, and slept in love; for we shall surely live.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Μακάριοι οἱ ἰδόντες σε, καὶ οἱ ἐν ἀγαπήσει κεκοσμημένοι· καὶ γὰρ ἡμεῖς ζωῇ ζησόμεθα.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 48:11-12 in some Bibles
- 48:11a in most Bibles
- 48:11b in most Bibles