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LXX

Sirach 40:20

Wine and music rejoice the heart: but the love of wisdom is above them both.

Parallel Translations

LXX2012View canonical →
Wine and musick rejoice the heart: but the love of wisdom is above them both.
Septuagint in American English (2012)
KJVView canonical →
Wine and musick rejoice the heart: but the love of wisdom is above them both.
King James Version
WEBView canonical →
Wine and music rejoice the heart. The love of wisdom is better than both.
World English Bible
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