Sirach 13:18
Good News Translation
Rich people have no more in common with poor people than hyenas have with dogs.

New Revised Standard Version
What peace is there between a hyena and a dog? And what peace between the rich and the poor?

Contemporary English Version
Hyenas and dogs are natural enemies, just like the poor and the rich.

New American Bible
Can there be peace between the hyena and the dog? Or peace between the rich and the poor?

Douay-Rheims Bible
Love God all thy life, and call upon him for thy salvation.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Love God all thy life, and call upon him for thy salvation.

Sirach 13:16
Take heed to thyself, and attend diligently to what thou hearest: for thou walkest in danger of thy ruin.

Sirach 13:17
When thou hearest those things, see as it were in sleep, and thou shalt awake.

Sirach 13:19
Every beast loveth its like: so also every man him that is nearest to himself.

Sirach 13:20
All flesh shall consort with the like to itself, and every man shall associate himself to his like.

Context
Sirach 13
17When thou hearest those things, see as it were in sleep, and thou shalt awake. 18Love God all thy life, and call upon him for thy salvation. 19Every beast loveth its like: so also every man him that is nearest to himself.…
Cross References
Sirach 13:16
Take heed to thyself, and attend diligently to what thou hearest: for thou walkest in danger of thy ruin.

Sirach 13:17
When thou hearest those things, see as it were in sleep, and thou shalt awake.

Sirach 13:19
Every beast loveth its like: so also every man him that is nearest to himself.

Sirach 13:20
All flesh shall consort with the like to itself, and every man shall associate himself to his like.



(Sir. Si Ecclesiasticus eccles eccl)

Sirach 13:17
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