Sirach 31:2
Good News Translation
Worrying about business will keep you from sleeping just as surely as a serious illness does.

New Revised Standard Version
Wakeful anxiety prevents slumber, and a severe illness carries off sleep.

Contemporary English Version
It is hard to fall asleep when you are very sick or worried about money.

New American Bible
Wakeful anxiety banishes slumber; more than a serious illness it disturbs repose.

Douay-Rheims Bible
The thinking beforehand turneth away the understanding, and a grievous sickness maketh the soul sober.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

The thinking beforehand turneth away the understanding, and a grievous sickness maketh the soul sober.

Sirach 30:27
A cheerful and good heart is always feasting: for his banquets are prepared with diligence.

Sirach 31:1
Watching for riches consumeth the flesh, and the thought thereof driveth away sleep.

Sirach 31:3
The rich man hath laboured in gathering riches together, and when he resteth he shall be filled with his goods.

Sirach 31:4
The poor man hath laboured in his low way of life, and in the end he is still poor.

Context
Sirach 31
1Watching for riches consumeth the flesh, and the thought thereof driveth away sleep. 2The thinking beforehand turneth away the understanding, and a grievous sickness maketh the soul sober. 3The rich man hath laboured in gathering riches together, and when he resteth he shall be filled with his goods.…
Cross References
Sirach 30:27
A cheerful and good heart is always feasting: for his banquets are prepared with diligence.

Sirach 31:1
Watching for riches consumeth the flesh, and the thought thereof driveth away sleep.

Sirach 31:3
The rich man hath laboured in gathering riches together, and when he resteth he shall be filled with his goods.

Sirach 31:4
The poor man hath laboured in his low way of life, and in the end he is still poor.



(Sir. Si Ecclesiasticus eccles eccl)

Sirach 31:1
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