Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 11:12

ἔστι νωθρὸς καὶ προσδεόμενος ἀντιλήψεως, ὑστερῶν ἰσχύϊ καὶ πτωχείᾳ περισσεύει· καὶ οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ Κυρίου ἐπέβλεψαν αὐτῷ εἰς ἀγαθά, καὶ ἀνώρθωσεν αὐτὸν ἐκ ταπεινώσεως αὐτοῦ.
King James Version (KJV)

Again, there is another that is slow, and hath need of help, wanting ability, and full of poverty; yet the eye of the Lord looked upon him for good, and set him up from his low estate,

Modern English

Another is slow and needs help, lacking strength and full of poverty — yet the eye of the Lord looked on him with favor and lifted him out of his low condition,

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