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Sirach 22:2

A slothful man is compared to the filth of a dunghill. Anyone who picks it up will shake it out of his hand.

Parallel Translations

LXXView canonical →
A slothful man is compared to the filth of a dunghill: every man that takes it up will shake his hand.
Brenton's Septuagint Translation
LXX2012View canonical →
A slothful man is compared to the filth of a dunghill: every man that takes it up will shake his hand.
Septuagint in American English (2012)
KJVView canonical →
A slothful man is compared to the filth of a dunghill: every man that takes it up will shake his hand.
King James Version
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