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LXX2012

Sirach 13:26

A cheerful countenance is a token of a heart that is in prosperity; and the finding out of parables is a wearisome labor of the mind.

Parallel Translations

LXXView canonical →
A cheerful countenance is a token of a heart that is in prosperity; and the finding out of parables is a wearisome labour of the mind.
Brenton's Septuagint Translation
KJVView canonical →
A cheerful countenance is a token of a heart that is in prosperity; and the finding out of parables is a wearisome labour of the mind.
King James Version
WEBView canonical →
A cheerful countenance is a sign of a prosperous heart. Devising proverbs takes strenuous thinking.
World English Bible
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