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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 51
In 4 translations
- KJV
- By an accusation to the king from an unrighteous tongue my soul drew near even unto death, my life was near to the hell beneath.
- WEB
- the slander of an unrighteous tongue to the king. My soul drew near to death. My life was near to Hades.
- DRC51:8
- My soul shall praise the Lord even to death. And my life was drawing near to hell beneath.
- LXXE
- By an accusation to the king from an unrighteous tongue my soul drew near even unto death, my life was near to the hell beneath.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Βασιλεῖ διαβολὴ γλώσσης ἀδίκου· ᾔγγισεν ἕως θανάτου ἡ ψυχή μου, καὶ ἡ ζωή μου ἦν σύνεγγυς ᾅδου κάτω.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 51:8-9 in some Bibles
- 51:6a in most Bibles
- 51:6b in most Bibles