Verse (Click for Chapter) Douay-Rheims Bible Upon the judges' seat they shall not sit, and the ordinance of judgment they shall not understand, neither shall they declare discipline and judgment, and they shall not be found where parables are spoken: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Upon the judges' seat they shall not sit, and the ordinance of judgment they shall not understand, neither shall they declare discipline and judgment, and they shall not be found where parables are spoken: Sirach 38:36Without these a city is not built. Sirach 38:37 And they shall not dwell, nor walk about therein, and they shall not go up into the assembly. Sirach 38:39 But they shall strengthen the state of the world, and their prayer shall be in the work of their craft, applying their soul, and searching in the law of the most High. Sirach 39:1 The wise man will seek out the wisdom of all the ancients, and will be occupied in the prophets. Context Sirach 38…37And they shall not dwell, nor walk about therein, and they shall not go up into the assembly. 38Upon the judges' seat they shall not sit, and the ordinance of judgment they shall not understand, neither shall they declare discipline and judgment, and they shall not be found where parables are spoken: 39But they shall strengthen the state of the world, and their prayer shall be in the work of their craft, applying their soul, and searching in the law of the most High.… Cross References Sirach 38:36 Without these a city is not built. Sirach 38:37 And they shall not dwell, nor walk about therein, and they shall not go up into the assembly. Sirach 38:39 But they shall strengthen the state of the world, and their prayer shall be in the work of their craft, applying their soul, and searching in the law of the most High. Sirach 39:1 The wise man will seek out the wisdom of all the ancients, and will be occupied in the prophets. |
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