Sirach 41:9

9 kIf ye increase (it will be) for mischiefk,

lAnd if ye bear children (it will be) for sighing;

If ye stumble (it will be) for everlasting joyl,

And if ye die (it will be)m for a cursen.

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(	indicates that the word or words so enclosed or printed are supplied for the sake of clearness.
H	Manuscript B, containing 30:11–33:3, 35:11–38:27, 39:15–49:15a; this consists of 19 leaves, and may be of the twelfth century.