Sirach 10:25
Good News Translation
A slave who is wise will have free citizens serving him; and if they are sensible, they will not resent it.

New Revised Standard Version
Free citizens will serve a wise servant, and an intelligent person will not complain.

Contemporary English Version
So if you are smart, you will understand when you see a master serving a wise servant.

New American Bible
Do not flaunt your wisdom in managing your affairs, or boast in your time of need.

Douay-Rheims Bible
The fear of God is the glory of the rich, and of the honourable, and of the poor.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

The fear of God is the glory of the rich, and of the honourable, and of the poor.

Sirach 10:23
That seed of men shall be honoured, which feareth God: but that seed shall be dishonoured, which transgresseth the commandments of the Lord.

Sirach 10:24
In the midst of brethren their chief is honourable: so shall they that fear the Lord, be in his eyes.

Sirach 10:26
Despise not a just man that is poor, and do not magnify a sinful man that is rich.

Sirach 10:27
The great man, and the judge, and the mighty is in honour: and there is none greater than he that feareth God.

Context
Sirach 10
24In the midst of brethren their chief is honourable: so shall they that fear the Lord, be in his eyes. 25The fear of God is the glory of the rich, and of the honourable, and of the poor. 26Despise not a just man that is poor, and do not magnify a sinful man that is rich.…
Cross References
Sirach 10:23
That seed of men shall be honoured, which feareth God: but that seed shall be dishonoured, which transgresseth the commandments of the Lord.

Sirach 10:24
In the midst of brethren their chief is honourable: so shall they that fear the Lord, be in his eyes.

Sirach 10:26
Despise not a just man that is poor, and do not magnify a sinful man that is rich.

Sirach 10:27
The great man, and the judge, and the mighty is in honour: and there is none greater than he that feareth God.



(Sir. Si Ecclesiasticus eccles eccl)

Sirach 10:24
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