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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 51
In 4 translations
- KJV
- Work your work betimes, and in his time he will give you your reward.
- WEB
- Work your work before the time comes, and in his time he will give you your reward.
- DRC51:38
- Work your work before the time, and he will give you your reward in his time.
- LXXE
- Work your work betimes, and in his time he will give you your reward.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Ἐργάζεσθε τὸ ἔργον ὑμῶν πρὸ καιροῦ, καὶ δώσει τὸν μισθὸν ὑμῶν ἐν καιρῷ αὐτοῦ.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 51:38 in some Bibles
- 51:30 in most Bibles