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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 7
In 4 translations
- KJV
- Hast thou daughters? have a care of their body, and shew not thyself cheerful toward them.
- WEB
- Do you have daughters? Take care of their bodies, and don’t be overly indulgent toward them.
- DRC7:26
- Hast thou daughters? have a care of their body, and shew not thy countenance gay towards them.
- LXXE
- Hast thou daughters? have a care of their body, and shew not thyself cheerful toward them.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Θυγατέρες σοί εἰσι; πρόσεχε τῷ σώματι αὐτῶν, καὶ μὴ ἱλαρώσῃς πρὸς αὐτὰς τὸ πρόσωπόν σου.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 7:26 in some Bibles
- 7:24 in most Bibles