Sirach 51:6 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

⁶ 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.

More versions

Common English Bible

⁶ as well as the arrowlike tongue of the unrighteous. My soul approached death, and my life was on the edge of the grave below.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁶ from the oppression of the flames that surrounded me, and so I was not burned in the midst of the fire,

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁶ From the oppression of the flame which surrounded me, and in the midst of the fire I was not burnt.

Good News Translation (US Version)

⁶ I was once brought face-to-face with death;

World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers

⁶ the slander of an unrighteous tongue to the king. My soul drew near to death. My life was near to Hades.

Sirach 51:6 Cross References