Good News Translation
It is his practice to get up early and pray aloud to the Lord his Creator, asking the Most High to forgive his sins.

New Revised Standard Version
He sets his heart to rise early to seek the Lord who made him, and to petition the Most High; he opens his mouth in prayer and asks pardon for his sins.

Contemporary English Version
These teachers get up early to pray to the Lord Most High, their Creator-- they tell him what they need and ask that their sins be forgiven.

New American Bible
His care is to rise early to seek the Lord his Maker, to petition the Most High, To open his mouth in prayer, to ask pardon for his sins.

Douay-Rheims Bible
He shall pass into strange countries: for he shall try good and evil among men.

He shall pass into strange countries: for he shall try good and evil among men.

Sirach 39:3
He will search out the hidden meanings of proverbs, and will be conversant in the secrets of parables.

Sirach 39:4
He shall serve among great men, and appear before the governor.

Sirach 39:6
He will give his heart to resort early to the Lord that made him, and he will pray in the sight of the most High.

Sirach 39:7
He will open his mouth in prayer, and will make supplication for his sins.