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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 7
In 4 translations
- KJV
- Change not a friend for any good by no means; neither a faithful brother for the gold of Ophir.
- WEB
- Don’t exchange a friend for something, neither a true brother for the gold of Ophir.
- DRC7:20
- Do not transgress against thy friend deferring money, nor despise thy dear brother for the sake of gold.
- LXXE
- Change not a friend for any good by no means; neither a faithful brother for the gold of Suphir.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Μὴ ἀλλάξῃς φίλον ἕνεκεν ἀδιαφόρου, μήδʼ ἀδελφὸν γνήσιον ἐν χρυσίῳ Σουφείρ.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 7:20 in some Bibles
- 7:18 in most Bibles