Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation Rich people work hard to make a lot of money; then they can sit back and live in luxury. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge The rich man hath laboured in gathering riches together, and when he resteth he shall be filled with his goods. Sirach 31:1Watching for riches consumeth the flesh, and the thought thereof driveth away sleep. Sirach 31:2 The thinking beforehand turneth away the understanding, and a grievous sickness maketh the soul sober. Sirach 31:4 The poor man hath laboured in his low way of life, and in the end he is still poor. Sirach 31:5 He that loveth gold, shall not be justified: and he that followeth after corruption, shall be filled with it. Context Sirach 31…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. 4The poor man hath laboured in his low way of life, and in the end he is still poor.… Cross References Sirach 31:1 Watching for riches consumeth the flesh, and the thought thereof driveth away sleep. Sirach 31:2 The thinking beforehand turneth away the understanding, and a grievous sickness maketh the soul sober. Sirach 31:4 The poor man hath laboured in his low way of life, and in the end he is still poor. Sirach 31:5 He that loveth gold, shall not be justified: and he that followeth after corruption, shall be filled with it. |
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