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Sirach 40:30

Begging will be sweet in the mouth of the shameless, but it kindles a fire in his belly.

Parallel Translations

LXXView canonical →
Begging is sweet in the mouth of the shameless: but in his belly there shall burn a fire.
Brenton's Septuagint Translation
LXX2012View canonical →
Begging is sweet in the mouth of the shameless: but in his belly there shall burn a fire.
Septuagint in American English (2012)
KJVView canonical →
Begging is sweet in the mouth of the shameless: but in his belly there shall burn a fire.
King James Version
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