Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation Don't indulge in luxurious living; the expense of it will ruin you. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Take no pleasure in riotous assemblies, be they ever so small: for their concertation is continual. Sirach 18:30Go not after thy lusts, but turn away from thy own will. Sirach 18:31 If thou give to thy soul her desires, she will make thee a joy to thy enemies. Sirach 18:33 Make not thyself poor by borrowing to contribute to feasts when thou hast nothing in thy purse: for thou shalt be an enemy to thy own life. Sirach 19:1 A workman that is a drunkard shall not be rich: and he that contemneth small things, shall fall by little and little. Context Sirach 18…31If thou give to thy soul her desires, she will make thee a joy to thy enemies. 32Take no pleasure in riotous assemblies, be they ever so small: for their concertation is continual. 33Make not thyself poor by borrowing to contribute to feasts when thou hast nothing in thy purse: for thou shalt be an enemy to thy own life.… Cross References Sirach 18:30 Go not after thy lusts, but turn away from thy own will. Sirach 18:31 If thou give to thy soul her desires, she will make thee a joy to thy enemies. Sirach 18:33 Make not thyself poor by borrowing to contribute to feasts when thou hast nothing in thy purse: for thou shalt be an enemy to thy own life. Sirach 19:1 A workman that is a drunkard shall not be rich: and he that contemneth small things, shall fall by little and little. |
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