Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 17:18

[Ἑλλ. — ὁ στίχος ἀπουσιάζει ἀπὸ τὸ κύριο κείμενο τῶν Ο΄ (Rahlfs)· προσθήκη τῆς παλαιᾶς Λατινικῆς παράδοσης, ὅπως ἀκολουθεῖ τὸ KJV] ὃν ὡς πρωτότοκον αὐτοῦ ἐκτρέφει ἐν παιδείᾳ, καὶ φῶς ἀγάπης αὐτοῦ διδοὺς οὐκ ἐγκαταλείπει αὐτόν.
King James Version (KJV)

Whom, being his firstborn, he nourisheth with discipline, and giving him the light of his love doth not forsake him.

Modern English

[whom, as his firstborn, he raises with discipline, giving him the light of his love and never abandoning him.]

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