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sloÌ„: Chiefly for ×רך, 'erekh, literally, “long,†in the phrase “slow to anger†(, etc.). In ; ; , for כּבד, kaÌ„bheÌ„dh; βÏαδυÌÏ‚, braduÌs, both meaning “heavy,†“sluggish,†while Sirach 7:35 uses “be slow†for ὀκνεÌω, okneÌoÌ„, “hesitate.†In addition, the King James Version uses. “slow†for ἀÌÏγος, aÌrgos, “inactive,†in The Wisdom of Solomon 15:15, “slow to go†(the Revised Version (British and American) “helpless for walkingâ€), and in , “slow bellies†(the Revised Version (British and American) “idle gluttonsâ€). In Sirach 51:24, the King James Version has “be slow†for ὑστεÏεÌω, hustereÌoÌ„, “be lacking†(so the Revised Version (British and American)).