Sirach 22:1
Good News Translation
Lazy people are no better than dung; they are repulsive, and no one wants to get near them.

New Revised Standard Version
The idler is like a filthy stone, and every one hisses at his disgrace.

Contemporary English Version
Lazy people are like stones that everyone spits on,

New American Bible
The sluggard is like a filthy stone; everyone hisses at his disgrace.

Douay-Rheims Bible
The sluggard is pelted with a dirty stone, and all men will speak of his disgrace.

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The sluggard is pelted with a dirty stone, and all men will speak of his disgrace.

Sirach 21:30
While the ungodly curseth the devil, he curseth his own soul.

Sirach 21:31
The talebearer shall defile his own soul, and shall be hated by all: and he that shall abide with him shall be hateful: the silent and wise man shall be honoured.

Sirach 22:2
The sluggard is pelted with the dung of oxen: and every one that toucheth him will shake his hands.

Sirach 22:3
A son ill taught is the confusion of the father: and a foolish daughter shall be to his loss.

Context
Sirach 22
1The sluggard is pelted with a dirty stone, and all men will speak of his disgrace. 2The sluggard is pelted with the dung of oxen: and every one that toucheth him will shake his hands.…
Cross References
Sirach 21:30
While the ungodly curseth the devil, he curseth his own soul.

Sirach 21:31
The talebearer shall defile his own soul, and shall be hated by all: and he that shall abide with him shall be hateful: the silent and wise man shall be honoured.

Sirach 22:2
The sluggard is pelted with the dung of oxen: and every one that toucheth him will shake his hands.

Sirach 22:3
A son ill taught is the confusion of the father: and a foolish daughter shall be to his loss.



(Sir. Si Ecclesiasticus eccles eccl)

Sirach 21:31
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