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LXX

Sirach 1:23

A patient man will bear for a time, and afterward joy shall spring up unto him.

Parallel Translations

LXX2012View canonical →
A patient man will tear for a time, and afterward joy shall spring up to him.
Septuagint in American English (2012)
KJVView canonical →
A patient man will tear for a time, and afterward joy shall spring up unto him.
King James Version
WEBView canonical →
A man that is patient will resist for a season, and afterward gladness will spring up to him.
World English Bible
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