Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation It is better to be poor, but strong and healthy, than to be rich, but in poor health. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Better is a poor man who is sound, and strong of constitution, than a rich man who is weak and afflicted with evils. Sirach 30:12Bow down his neck while he is young, and beat his sides while he is a child, lest he grow stubborn, and regard thee not, and so be a sorrow of heart to thee. Sirach 30:13 Instruct thy son, and labour about him, lest his lewd behaviour be an offence to thee. Sirach 30:15 Health of the soul in holiness of justice, is better than all gold and silver: and a sound body, than immense revenues. Sirach 30:16 There is no riches above the riches of the health of the body: and there is no pleasure above the joy of the heart. Context Sirach 30…13Instruct thy son, and labour about him, lest his lewd behaviour be an offence to thee. 14Better is a poor man who is sound, and strong of constitution, than a rich man who is weak and afflicted with evils. 15Health of the soul in holiness of justice, is better than all gold and silver: and a sound body, than immense revenues.… Cross References Sirach 30:12 Bow down his neck while he is young, and beat his sides while he is a child, lest he grow stubborn, and regard thee not, and so be a sorrow of heart to thee. Sirach 30:13 Instruct thy son, and labour about him, lest his lewd behaviour be an offence to thee. Sirach 30:15 Health of the soul in holiness of justice, is better than all gold and silver: and a sound body, than immense revenues. Sirach 30:16 There is no riches above the riches of the health of the body: and there is no pleasure above the joy of the heart. |
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