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Sirach 31:19

How sufficient to a well-mannered man is a very little. He doesn’t breathe heavily in his bed.

Parallel Translations

LXXView canonical →
The most High is not pleased with the offerings of the wicked; neither is he pacified for sin by the multitude of sacrifices.
Brenton's Septuagint Translation
LXX2012View canonical →
A very little is sufficient for a man well nurtured, and he fetches not his wind short upon his bed.
Septuagint in American English (2012)
KJVView canonical →
A very little is sufficient for a man well nurtured, and he fetcheth not his wind short upon his bed.
King James Version