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LXX2012

Sirach 34:1

The hopes of a man void of understanding are vain and false: and dreams lift up fools.

Parallel Translations

LXXView canonical →
Watching for riches consumeth the flesh, and the care thereof driveth away sleep.
Brenton's Septuagint Translation
KJVView canonical →
The hopes of a man void of understanding are vain and false: and dreams lift up fools.
King James Version
WEBView canonical →
Vain and false hopes are for a man void of understanding. Dreams give wings to fools.
World English Bible
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