Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 1:23

ἕως καιροῦ ἀνθέξεται μακρόθυμος, καὶ ὕστερον αὐτῷ ἀναδώσει εὐφροσύνη·
King James Version (KJV)

A patient man will tear for a time, and afterward joy shall spring up unto him.

Modern English

The patient person endures for a time, and afterward joy springs up for him.

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