Verse (Click for Chapter) New Revised Standard Version to deprive an employee of wages is to shed blood. Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge He that sheddeth blood, and he that defraudeth the laborer of his hire, are brothers. Sirach 34:25The bread of the needy, is the life of the poor: he that defraudeth them thereof, is a man of blood. Sirach 34:26 He that taketh away the bread gotten by sweat, is like him that killeth his neighbour. Sirach 34:28 When one buildeth up, and another pulleth down: what profit have they but the labour? Sirach 34:29 When one prayeth, and another curseth: whose voice will God hear? Context Sirach 34…26He that taketh away the bread gotten by sweat, is like him that killeth his neighbour. 27He that sheddeth blood, and he that defraudeth the laborer of his hire, are brothers. 28When one buildeth up, and another pulleth down: what profit have they but the labour?… Cross References Sirach 34:25 The bread of the needy, is the life of the poor: he that defraudeth them thereof, is a man of blood. Sirach 34:26 He that taketh away the bread gotten by sweat, is like him that killeth his neighbour. Sirach 34:28 When one buildeth up, and another pulleth down: what profit have they but the labour? Sirach 34:29 When one prayeth, and another curseth: whose voice will God hear? |
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