Sirach 38:39
Douay-Rheims Bible
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.
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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 38:37
And they shall not dwell, nor walk about therein, and they shall not go up into the assembly.

Sirach 38:38
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 39:1
The wise man will seek out the wisdom of all the ancients, and will be occupied in the prophets.

Sirach 39:2
He will keep the sayings of renowned men, and will enter withal into the subtilties of parables.

Context
Sirach 38
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 38:37
And they shall not dwell, nor walk about therein, and they shall not go up into the assembly.

Sirach 38:38
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 39:1
The wise man will seek out the wisdom of all the ancients, and will be occupied in the prophets.

Sirach 39:2
He will keep the sayings of renowned men, and will enter withal into the subtilties of parables.



(Sir. Si Ecclesiasticus eccles eccl)

Sirach 38:38
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