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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 7
In 4 translations
- KJV
- Whereas thy servant worketh truly, entreat him not evil, nor the hireling that bestoweth himself wholly for thee.
- WEB
- Don’t abuse a servant who works faithfully, or a hireling who gives you his life.
- DRC7:22
- Hurt not the servant that worketh faithfully, nor the hired man that giveth thee his life.
- LXXE
- Whereas thy servant worketh truly, entreat him not evil, nor the hireling that bestoweth himself wholly for thee.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Μὴ κακώσῃς οἰκέτην ἐργαζόμενον ἐν ἀληθείᾳ, μηδὲ μίσθιον διδόντα ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 7:22 in some Bibles
- 7:20 in most Bibles