Sirach 39:9
Good News Translation
He will be widely praised for his wisdom, and it will never be lost, because people for generations to come will remember him.

New Revised Standard Version
Many will praise his understanding; it will never be blotted out. His memory will not disappear, and his name will live through all generations.

Contemporary English Version
Their understanding will be praised by many, and their names remembered for all time.

New American Bible
Many will praise his understanding; his name can never be blotted out; Unfading will be his memory, through all generations his name will live;

Douay-Rheims Bible
And he will pour forth the words of his wisdom as showers, and in his prayer he will confess to the Lord.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And he will pour forth the words of his wisdom as showers, and in his prayer he will confess to the Lord.

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

Sirach 39:8
For if it shall please the great Lord, he will fill him with the spirit of understanding:

Sirach 39:10
And he shall direct his counsel, and his knowledge, and in his secrets shall he meditate.

Sirach 39:11
He shall shew forth the discipline he hath learned, and shall glory in the law of the covenant of the Lord.

Context
Sirach 39
8For if it shall please the great Lord, he will fill him with the spirit of understanding: 9And he will pour forth the words of his wisdom as showers, and in his prayer he will confess to the Lord. 10And he shall direct his counsel, and his knowledge, and in his secrets shall he meditate.…
Cross References
Sirach 39:7
He will open his mouth in prayer, and will make supplication for his sins.

Sirach 39:8
For if it shall please the great Lord, he will fill him with the spirit of understanding:

Sirach 39:10
And he shall direct his counsel, and his knowledge, and in his secrets shall he meditate.

Sirach 39:11
He shall shew forth the discipline he hath learned, and shall glory in the law of the covenant of the Lord.



(Sir. Si Ecclesiasticus eccles eccl)

Sirach 39:8
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