Sirach 16:3
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English
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- Apocrypha of the Old Testament
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Latin
3Do not trust in their survival,
and do not rely on their multitude;
for one is better than a thousand,g
and to die childless is better than to have ungodly children.
Footnotes
- gThe text of this line is uncertain
Copyright 1965, 1966 Division of Christian Education of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the United States of America.