Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 26:17

λύχνος ἐκλάμπων ἐπὶ λυχνίας ἁγίας καὶ κάλλος προσώπου ἐπὶ ἡλικίᾳ στασίμῃ.
King James Version (KJV)

As the clear light is upon the holy candlestick; so is the beauty of the face in ripe age.

Modern English

Like a clear lamp on the holy lampstand, so is a beautiful face in a mature age.

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