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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 7
In 4 translations
- KJV
- Forego not a wise and good woman: for her grace is above gold.
- WEB
- Don’t deprive yourself of a wise and good wife, for her grace is worth more than gold.
- DRC7:21
- Depart not from a wise and good wife, whom thou best gotten in the fear of the Lord: for the grace of her modesty is above gold.
- LXXE
- Forego not a wise and good woman: for her grace is above gold.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Μὴ ἀστόχει γυναικὸς σοφῆς καὶ ἀγαθῆς, καὶ γὰρ χάρις αὐτῆς ὑπὲρ τὸ χρυσίον.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 7:21 in some Bibles
- 7:19 in most Bibles