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Sirach 28:11

A contention begun in haste kindles a fire; and hasty fighting sheds blood.

Parallel Translations

LXXView canonical →
An hasty contention kindleth a fire: and an hasty fighting sheddeth blood.
Brenton's Septuagint Translation
LXX2012View canonical →
An hasty contention kindles a fire: and an hasty fighting sheds blood.
Septuagint in American English (2012)
KJVView canonical →
An hasty contention kindleth a fire: and an hasty fighting sheddeth blood.
King James Version
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