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Sirach 44:3-5
Good News Translation
Sirach 44:3-5
Good News Translation
3 There were some who ruled kingdoms,
and some who were known for their strength.
Some were wise advisers,
and some spoke prophecies.
4 There were statesmen whose policies governed the people,
rulers who issued decrees,[a]
scholars who spoke wise words,[b]
and those who used pointed proverbs,[c]
5 poets, and composers of music,
Footnotes
- Sirach 44:4 Probable Hebrew text rulers who issued decrees; Greek unclear.
- Sirach 44:4 Hebrew scholars...words; Greek unclear.
- Sirach 44:4 Hebrew and those...proverbs; Greek does not have these words.
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