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Sirach 40:14-16
Good News Translation
Sirach 40:14-16
Good News Translation
14 tumbling rocks along as it flows, but then suddenly goes dry.[a] 15 The children of ungodly people will not leave large families; they are like plants trying to take root on rock, 16 like reeds along a river bank, withering[b] before any other plant.
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- Sirach 40:14 Verses 13-14 are translated from Hebrew; verse 14 in Greek is unclear.
- Sirach 40:16 Hebrew withering; Greek pulled up.
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