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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 7
In 4 translations
- KJV
- Humble thyself greatly: for the vengeance of the ungodly is fire and worms.
- WEB
- Humble your soul greatly, for the punishment of the ungodly man is fire and the worm.
- DRC7:19
- Humble thy spirit very much: for the vengeance on the flesh of the ungodly is fire and worms.
- LXXE
- Humble thy soul greatly: for the vengeance of the ungodly is fire and worms.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Ταπείνωσον σφόδρα τὴν ψυχήν σου. Μνήσθητι ὅτι ὀργὴ οὐ χρονιεῖ, ὅτι ἐκδίκησις ἀσεβοῦς πῦρ καὶ σκώληξ.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 7:19 in some Bibles
- 7:17 in most Bibles