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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 8
In 4 translations
- KJV
- Rejoice not over thy greatest enemy being dead, but remember that we die all.
- WEB
- Don’t rejoice over anyone’s death. Remember that we all die.
- DRC8:8
- Rejoice not at the death of thy enemy; knowing that we all die, and are not willing that others should rejoice at our death.
- LXXE
- Rejoice not over thy greatest enemy being dead, but remember that we die all.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Μὴ ἐπίχαιρε ἐπὶ νεκρῷ, μνήσθητι ὅτι πάντες τελευτῶμεν.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 8:8 in some Bibles
- 8:7 in most Bibles