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KJV

Sirach 20:3

How good is it, when thou art reproved, to shew repentance! for so shalt thou escape wilful sin.

Parallel Translations

LXXView canonical →
and he that confesseth his fault shall be preserved from hurt.
Brenton's Septuagint Translation
LXX2012View canonical →
How good is it, when you are reproved, to show repentance! for so shall you escape wilful sin.
Septuagint in American English (2012)
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