Sirach 11:24
Good News Translation
On the other hand, don't think that you have everything you need or that nothing can go wrong for you in the future.

New Revised Standard Version
Do not say, “I have enough, and what harm can come to me now?”

Contemporary English Version
Nothing can harm me now!"

New American Bible
Do not say: “I am self-sufficient. What harm can come to me now?”

Douay-Rheims Bible
The blessing of God maketh haste to reward the just, and in a swift hour his blessing beareth fruit.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

The blessing of God maketh haste to reward the just, and in a swift hour his blessing beareth fruit.

Sirach 11:22
Abide not in the works of sinners. But trust in God, and stay in thy place,

Sirach 11:23
For it is easy in the eyes of God on a sudden to make the poor man rich.

Sirach 11:25
Say not: What need I, and what good shall I have by this?

Sirach 11:26
Say not: I am sufficient for myself: and what shall I be made worse by this?

Context
Sirach 11
23For it is easy in the eyes of God on a sudden to make the poor man rich. 24The blessing of God maketh haste to reward the just, and in a swift hour his blessing beareth fruit. 25Say not: What need I, and what good shall I have by this?…
Cross References
Sirach 11:22
Abide not in the works of sinners. But trust in God, and stay in thy place,

Sirach 11:23
For it is easy in the eyes of God on a sudden to make the poor man rich.

Sirach 11:25
Say not: What need I, and what good shall I have by this?

Sirach 11:26
Say not: I am sufficient for myself: and what shall I be made worse by this?



(Sir. Si Ecclesiasticus eccles eccl)

Sirach 11:23
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