Translation comparison

Sirach 38:8 in 1 translation

Every translation here words this verse identically, which is itself worth knowing — there is no interpretive fork to weigh.

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Early modern English

Seventeenth-century wording and sentence shape. Familiar, rhythmic, and the version most quotations you have heard are taken from.

King James Version

KJV

Of such doth the apothecary make a confection; and of his works there is no end; and from him is peace over all the earth,

1611 / 1769 · Public domain · The Authorised Version, revised to the 1769 Blayney text. Includes the Apocrypha as printed in 1611.

The verses either side

King James text. A comparison is easier to judge when you can see the sentence the verse sits inside.

7With such doth he heal men, and taketh away their pains.

8Of such doth the apothecary make a confection; and of his works there is no end; and from him is peace over all the earth,

9My son, in thy sickness be not negligent: but pray unto the Lord, and he will make thee whole.

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