Wisdom of Sirach 16:3 (Brenton): Trust not thou in their life, Neither respect their multitude: For one that is just is better than a thousand; And better it is to die without children, than to have them that are ungodly.
Septuagint (LXX) interlinear — Wisdom of Sirach 16:3
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- μὴ me not not, lest adverb G3361
- ἐμπιστεύσῃς empisteuses believe in verb, Aor Act Subj 2nd Sing Source ID G465243
- τῇ te the pronoun, article, Dat Sing Fem G3588
- ζωῇ zoe life life noun, Dat Sing Fem G2222
- αὐτῶν auton their he, she pronoun, demonstrative, Gen Plur Masc G846
- καὶ kai And and, even conjunction G2532
- μὴ me not not, lest adverb G3361
- ἔπεχε epeche hold forth, pay attention verb, Pres Act Imperative 2nd Sing G1907
- ἐπὶ epi to on, to preposition G1909
- τὸ to the pronoun, article, Acc Sing Neut G3588
- πλῆθος plethos multitude a multitude noun, Acc Sing Neut G4128
- αὐτῶν auton their he, she pronoun, demonstrative, Gen Plur Masc G846
- κρείσσων kreisson stronger, more excellent adjective, Nom Sing Masc G2909
- γὰρ gar For for particle G1063
- εἷς heis one one indeclinable number G1520
- ἢ e than or, than conjunction G2228
- χίλιοι chilioi thousand a thousand adjective, Nom Plur Masc G5507
- καὶ kai And and, even conjunction G2532
- ἀποθανεῖν apothanein die am dying, am about to die verb, Aor Act Infin G599
- ἄτεκνον ateknon childless adjective, Acc Sing Masc G815
- ἢ e than or, than conjunction G2228
- ἔχειν echein without have, hold verb, Pres Act Infin G2192
- τέκνα tekna children a child, descendent noun, Acc Plur Neut G5043
- ἀσεβῆ asebe ungodly impious, ungodly adjective, Acc Plur Neut G765
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