Translation comparison

Sirach 40:11 in 1 translation

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

Read with nearby context Open chapter 40

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

All things that are of the earth shall turn to the earth again: and that which is of the waters doth return into the sea.

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.

10These things are created for the wicked, and for their sakes came the flood.

11All things that are of the earth shall turn to the earth again: and that which is of the waters doth return into the sea.

12All bribery and injustice shall be blotted out: but true dealing shall endure for ever.

Not shown for this verse: American Standard Version, Darby Bible, Young's Literal Translation, World English Bible, Open English Bible (US), Open English Bible (Commonwealth), Bible in Basic English. Most modern translations do not include the Apocrypha.