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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 51
In 4 translations
- KJV
- Even from the flower till the grape was ripe hath my heart delighted in her: my foot went the right way, from my youth up sought I after her.
- WEB
- From the first flower to the ripening grape my heart delighted in her. My foot walked in uprightness. From my youth I followed her steps.
- DRC51:20
- My heart delighted in her, my foot walked in the right way, from my youth up I sought after her.
- LXXE
- Even from the flower till the grape was ripe hath my heart delighted in her: my foot went the right way, from my youth up sought I after her.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- ἐξ ἄνθους ὡς περκαζούσης σταφυλῆς· εὐφράνθη ἡ καρδία μου ἐν αὐτῇ, ἐπέβη ὁ πούς μου ἐν εὐθύτητι, ἐκ νεότητός μου ἴχνευσα αὐτήν.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 51:20 in some Bibles
- 51:15 in most Bibles