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Sirach 34:27

So is it with a man that fasteth for his sinnes, and committeth them againe: who wil heare his prayer? or what doeth his fasting helpe him?

Parallel Translations

LXXView canonical →
Wine is as good as life to a man, if it be drunk moderately: what life is then to a man that is without wine? for it was made to make men glad.
Brenton's Septuagint Translation