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Sirach 40:21

The pipe and the lute make pleasant melody. A pleasant tongue is better than both.

Parallel Translations

LXXView canonical →
The pipe and the psaltery make sweet melody: but a pleasant tongue is above them both.
Brenton's Septuagint Translation
LXX2012View canonical →
The pipe and the lute make sweet melody: but a pleasant tongue is above them both.
Septuagint in American English (2012)
KJVView canonical →
The pipe and the psaltery make sweet melody: but a pleasant tongue is above them both.
King James Version