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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 6
In 4 translations
- KJV
- A wicked soul shall destroy him that hath it, and shall make him to be laughed to scorn of his enemies.
- WEB
- A wicked soul will destroy him who has it, and will make him a laughing stock to his enemies.
- DRC
- For a wicked soul shall destroy him that hath it, and maketh him to be a joy to his enemies, and shall lead him into the lot of the wicked.
- LXXE
- A wicked soul shall destroy him that hath it, and shall make him to be laughed to scorn of his enemies.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Ψυχὴ πονηρὰ ἀπολεῖ τὸν κτησάμενον αὐτήν, καὶ ἐπίχαρμα ἐχθρῶν ποιήσει αὐτόν.