Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation A wooden beam can be put into a building so firmly that an earthquake cannot shake it loose; a person can be trained to use reason and good sense so well that he keeps his head when a crisis comes. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Turn away from him, and thou shalt find rest, and shalt not be wearied out with his folly. Sirach 22:14Talk not much with a fool and go not with him that hath no sense. Sirach 22:15 Keep thyself from him, that thou mayst not have trouble, and thou shalt not be defiled with his sin. Sirach 22:17 What is heavier than lead? and what other name hath he but fool? Sirach 22:18 Sand and salt, and a mass of iron is easier to bear, than a man without sense, that is both foolish and wicked. Context Sirach 22…15Keep thyself from him, that thou mayst not have trouble, and thou shalt not be defiled with his sin. 16Turn away from him, and thou shalt find rest, and shalt not be wearied out with his folly. 17What is heavier than lead? and what other name hath he but fool?… Cross References Sirach 22:14 Talk not much with a fool and go not with him that hath no sense. Sirach 22:15 Keep thyself from him, that thou mayst not have trouble, and thou shalt not be defiled with his sin. Sirach 22:17 What is heavier than lead? and what other name hath he but fool? Sirach 22:18 Sand and salt, and a mass of iron is easier to bear, than a man without sense, that is both foolish and wicked. |