Sirach 20:32
Douay-Rheims Bible
O Wisdom that is hid, and treasure that is not seen: what profit is there in them both?
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O Wisdom that is hid, and treasure that is not seen: what profit is there in them both?

Sirach 20:30
He that tilleth his land shall make a high heap of corn: and he that worketh justice shall be exalted: and he that pleaseth great men shall escape iniquity.

Sirach 20:31
Presents and gifts blind the eyes of judges, and make them dumb in the mouth, so that they cannot correct.

Sirach 20:33
Better is he that hideth his folly, than the man that hideth his wisdom.

Sirach 21:1
My son, hast thou sinned? do so no more: but for thy former sins also pray that they may be forgiven thee.

Context
Sirach 20
31Presents and gifts blind the eyes of judges, and make them dumb in the mouth, so that they cannot correct. 32O Wisdom that is hid, and treasure that is not seen: what profit is there in them both? 33Better is he that hideth his folly, than the man that hideth his wisdom.…
Cross References
Sirach 20:30
He that tilleth his land shall make a high heap of corn: and he that worketh justice shall be exalted: and he that pleaseth great men shall escape iniquity.

Sirach 20:31
Presents and gifts blind the eyes of judges, and make them dumb in the mouth, so that they cannot correct.

Sirach 20:33
Better is he that hideth his folly, than the man that hideth his wisdom.

Sirach 21:1
My son, hast thou sinned? do so no more: but for thy former sins also pray that they may be forgiven thee.



(Sir. Si Ecclesiasticus eccles eccl)

Sirach 20:31
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