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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 9
In 4 translations
- KJV
- Delight not in the thing that the ungodly have pleasure in; but remember they shall not go unpunished unto their grave.
- WEB
- Don’t delight in the delights of the ungodly. Remember they will not go unpunished to the grave.Gr. Hades.
- DRC9:17
- Be not pleased with the wrong done by the unjust, knowing that even to hell the wicked shall not please.
- LXXE
- Delight not in the thing that the ungodly have pleasure in; but remember they shall not go unpunished unto their grave.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Μὴ εὐδοκήσῃς ἐν εὐδοκίᾳ ἀσεβῶν, μνήσθητι ὅτι ἕως ᾅδου οὐ μὴ δικαιωθῶσι.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 9:17 in some Bibles
- 9:12 in most Bibles