Sirach 51:6

ASV Byzantine Text ☆

The slander of an unrighteous tongue unto the king. My soul drew near even unto death, And my life was near to Hades beneath.

Brenton English Septuagint ☆

By an accusation to the king from an unrighteous tongue my soul drew near even unto death, my life was near to the hell beneath.

Douay-Rheims 1899 ☆

From the oppression of the flame which surrounded me, and in the midst of the fire I was not burnt.

King James Version + Apocrypha ☆

By an accusation to the king from an unrighteous tongue my soul drew near even unto death, my life was near to the hell beneath.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph ☆

By an accusation to the king from an unrighteous tongue My soul drew near even unto death, My life was near to the hell beneath.

LXX2012 U. S. English ☆

By an accusation to the king from an unrighteous tongue my soul drew near even to death, my life was near to the hell beneath.

British English Septuagint 2012 ☆

By an accusation to the king from an unrighteous tongue my soul drew near even to death, my life was near to the hell beneath.

Revised Version ☆

The slander of an unrighteous tongue unto the king. My soul drew near even unto death, And my life was near to the grave beneath.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint ☆

By an accusation to the king from an unrighteous tongue My soul drew near even unto death, My life was near to the hell beneath.

World English Bible (Catholic) ☆

the slander of an unrighteous tongue to the king. My soul drew near to death. My life was near to Hades.

World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon ☆

the slander of an unrighteous tongue to the king. My soul drew near to death. My life was near to Hades.

World English Bible Classic ☆

the slander of an unrighteous tongue to the king. My soul drew near to death. My life was near to Hades.

World English Bible Updated ☆

the slander of an unrighteous tongue to the king. My soul drew near to death. My life was near to Hades.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019 ☆

Hlang loh manghai taengla laithae ol a thui khui lamkah khaw Ka hinglu he dueknah neh yoei tih, Ka hingnah he saelkhui khuirhai ah om coeng.

Croatian Bible ☆

od potvore nepravedna jezika pred kraljem. Duša moja bijaše blizu smrti i život moj na pragu Podzemlja.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius ☆

En de pijlen van valse tongen. Mijn ziel was gekomen tot dicht bij de dood, Mijn leven dicht bij de onderwereld;

French Free Holy Bible for the World ☆

la calomnie d'une langue injuste au roi. Mon âme s'est approchée de la mort. Ma vie était proche de l'Hadès.

SEPTUAGINTA ☆

βασιλεῖ διαβολὴ γλώσσης ἀδίκου. ἤγγισεν ἕως θανάτου ἡ ψυχή μου, καὶ ἡ ζωή μου ἦν σύνεγγυς ᾅδου κάτω.

Brenton Septuagint ☆

Βασιλεῖ διαβολὴ γλώσσης ἀδίκου· ᾔγγισεν ἕως θανάτου ἡ ψυχή μου, καὶ ἡ ζωή μου ἦν σύνεγγυς ᾅδου κάτω.

Clementine Vulgate 1598 ☆

a pressura flammæ quæ circumdedit me, et in medio ignis non sum æstuatus;

Mashi Bible ☆

- kalimi ka balenzi omu bwâmi.- Nashugunuka olufù, omûka gwâni gwagalukira aha nshinda-burhambi.

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Spanish BLL ☆

de la calumnia de una lengua injusta ante el rey. Mi alma se acercó a la muerte. Mi vida estaba cerca del Hades.

Spanish Free Bible for the World ☆

la calumnia de una lengua injusta al rey. Mi alma se acercó a la muerte. Mi vida estaba cerca del Hades.