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LXX

Sirach 51:24

Wherefore are ye slow, and what say ye of these things, seeing your souls are very thirsty?

Parallel Translations

LXX2012View canonical →
Therefore are you⌃ slow, and what say you⌃ to these things, seeing your souls are very thirsty?
Septuagint in American English (2012)
KJVView canonical →
Wherefore are ye slow, and what say ye to these things, seeing your souls are very thirsty?
King James Version
WEBView canonical →
Why therefore are you all lacking in these things, and your souls are very thirsty?
World English Bible
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