Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation The success of that person is in the Lord's hands. The Lord is the source of the honor given to any official. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge The prosperity of man is in the hand of God, and upon the person of the scribe he shall lay his honour. Sirach 10:3An unwise king shall be the ruin of his people: and cities shall be inhabited through the prudence of the rulers. Sirach 10:4 The power of the earth is in the hand of God, and in his time he will raise up a profitable ruler over it. Sirach 10:6 Remember not any injury done thee by thy neighbour, and do thou nothing by deeds of injury. Sirach 10:7 Pride is hateful before God and men: and all iniquity of nations is execrable. Context Sirach 10…4The power of the earth is in the hand of God, and in his time he will raise up a profitable ruler over it. 5The prosperity of man is in the hand of God, and upon the person of the scribe he shall lay his honour. 6Remember not any injury done thee by thy neighbour, and do thou nothing by deeds of injury.… Cross References Sirach 10:3 An unwise king shall be the ruin of his people: and cities shall be inhabited through the prudence of the rulers. Sirach 10:4 The power of the earth is in the hand of God, and in his time he will raise up a profitable ruler over it. Sirach 10:6 Remember not any injury done thee by thy neighbour, and do thou nothing by deeds of injury. Sirach 10:7 Pride is hateful before God and men: and all iniquity of nations is execrable. |
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