Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 20:11

ἔστιν ἐλάττωσις ἕνεκεν δόξης, καὶ ἔστιν ὃς ἀπὸ ταπεινώσεως ᾖρε κεφαλήν.
King James Version (KJV)

There is an abasement because of glory; and there is that lifteth up his head from a low estate.

Modern English

There is a demotion that leads to glory, and there is someone who rises up from a lowly place.

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