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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 7
In 4 translations
- KJV
- Be not fainthearted when thou makest thy prayer, and neglect not to give alms.
- WEB
- Don’t be faint-hearted in your prayer. Don’t neglect to give alms.
- DRC7:9
- Be not fainthearted in thy mind: Neglect not to pray, and to give alms.
- LXXE
- Be not fainthearted when thou makest thy prayer, and neglect not to give alms.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Μὴ ὀλιγοψυχήσῃς ἐν τῇ προσευχῇ σου, καὶ ἐλεημοσύνην ποιῆσαι μὴ παρίδῃς.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 7:9-10 in some Bibles
- 7:10a in most Bibles
- 7:10b in most Bibles