Verse (Click for Chapter) New Revised Standard Version If one washes after touching a corpse, and touches it again, what has been gained by washing? Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge He that washeth himself after touching the dead, if he toucheth him again, what doth his washing avail? Sirach 34:28When 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? Sirach 34:31 So a man that fasteth for his sins, and doth the same again, what doth his humbling himself profit him? who will hear his prayer? Sirach 35:1 He that keepeth the law, multiplieth offerings. Context Sirach 34…29When one prayeth, and another curseth: whose voice will God hear? 30He that washeth himself after touching the dead, if he toucheth him again, what doth his washing avail? 31So a man that fasteth for his sins, and doth the same again, what doth his humbling himself profit him? who will hear his prayer?… Cross References 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? Sirach 34:31 So a man that fasteth for his sins, and doth the same again, what doth his humbling himself profit him? who will hear his prayer? Sirach 35:1 He that keepeth the law, multiplieth offerings. |
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