Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation A rich person will use you as long as he can profit from it, but when you need him, he will leave you helpless. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge The rich man hath done wrong, and yet he will fume: but the poor is wronged and must hold his peace. Sirach 13:2He shall take a burden upon him that hath fellowship with one more honourable than himself. And have no fellowship with one that is richer than thyself. Sirach 13:3 What agreement shall the earthen pot have with the kettle? for if they knock one against the other, it shall be broken. Sirach 13:5 If thou give, he will make use of thee: and if thou have nothing, he will forsake thee. Sirach 13:6 If thou have any thing, he will live with thee, and will make thee bare, and he will not be sorry for thee. Context Sirach 13…3What agreement shall the earthen pot have with the kettle? for if they knock one against the other, it shall be broken. 4The rich man hath done wrong, and yet he will fume: but the poor is wronged and must hold his peace. 5If thou give, he will make use of thee: and if thou have nothing, he will forsake thee.… Cross References Sirach 13:2 He shall take a burden upon him that hath fellowship with one more honourable than himself. And have no fellowship with one that is richer than thyself. Sirach 13:3 What agreement shall the earthen pot have with the kettle? for if they knock one against the other, it shall be broken. Sirach 13:5 If thou give, he will make use of thee: and if thou have nothing, he will forsake thee. Sirach 13:6 If thou have any thing, he will live with thee, and will make thee bare, and he will not be sorry for thee. |