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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 51
In 4 translations
- KJV
- Wherefore are ye slow, and what say ye to these things, seeing your souls are very thirsty?
- WEB
- Why therefore are you all lacking in these things, and your souls are very thirsty?
- DRC51:32
- Why are ye slow? and what do you say of these things? your souls are exceeding thirsty.
- LXXE
- Wherefore are ye slow, and what say ye of these things, seeing your souls are very thirsty?
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Διότι ὑστερεῖτε ἐν τούτοις, καὶ αἱ ψυχαὶ ὑμῶν διψῶσι σφόδρα;
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 51:32 in some Bibles
- 51:24 in most Bibles