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LXX

Sirach 11:32

Of a spark of fire a heap of coals is kindled: and a sinful man layeth wait for blood.

Parallel Translations

LXX2012View canonical →
Of a spark of fire a heap of coals is kindled: and a sinful man lays wait for blood.
Septuagint in American English (2012)
KJVView canonical →
Of a spark of fire a heap of coals is kindled: and a sinful man layeth wait for blood.
King James Version
WEBView canonical →
From a spark of fire, a heap of many coals is kindled, and a sinful man lies in wait to shed blood.
World English Bible