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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 5
In 4 translations
- KJV
- Set thy heart upon thy goods; and say not, I have enough for my life.
- WEB
- Don’t set your heart upon your goods. Don’t say, “They are sufficient for me.”
- DRC
- Set not thy heart upon unjust possessions, and say not: I have enough to live on: for it shall be of no service in the time of vengeance and darkness.
- LXXE
- Set not thy heart upon thy goods; and say not, I have enough for my life.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Μὴ ἔπεχε ἐπὶ τοῖς χρήμασί σου, καὶ μὴ εἴπῃς, αὐτάρκη μοι ἐστί.