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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 7
In 4 translations
- KJV
- Let thy soul love a good servant, and defraud him not of liberty.
- WEB
- Let your soul love a wise servant. Don’t defraud him of liberty.
- DRC7:23
- Let a wise servant be dear to thee as thy own soul, defraud him not of liberty, nor leave him needy.
- LXXE
- Let thy soul love a good servant, and defraud him not of liberty.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Οἰκέτην συνετὸν ἀγαπάτω σου ἡ ψυχὴ, μὴ στερήσῃς αὐτὸν ἐλευθερίας.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 7:23 in some Bibles
- 7:21 in most Bibles