Verse (Click for Chapter) New Revised Standard Version So if one fasts for his sins, and goes again and does the same things, who will listen to his prayer? And what has he gained by humbling himself? Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge 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 34:29When one prayeth, and another curseth: whose voice will God hear? Sirach 34:30 He that washeth himself after touching the dead, if he toucheth him again, what doth his washing avail? Sirach 35:1 He that keepeth the law, multiplieth offerings. Sirach 35:2 It is a wholesome sacrifice to take heed to the commandments, and to depart from all iniquity. Context Sirach 34…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 34:29 When one prayeth, and another curseth: whose voice will God hear? Sirach 34:30 He that washeth himself after touching the dead, if he toucheth him again, what doth his washing avail? Sirach 35:1 He that keepeth the law, multiplieth offerings. Sirach 35:2 It is a wholesome sacrifice to take heed to the commandments, and to depart from all iniquity. |