Sirach 40:13
Good News Translation
Wealth that has been obtained dishonestly is like a stream that runs full during a thunderstorm,

New Revised Standard Version
The wealth of the unjust will dry up like a river, and crash like a loud clap of thunder in a storm.

Contemporary English Version
It will dry up like a stream in the summer heat, or quickly fade, like thunder from a passing storm.

New American Bible
Wealth from injustice is like a flooding wadi, like a mighty stream with lightning and thunder,

Douay-Rheims Bible
The riches of the unjust shall be dried up like a river, and shall pass away with a noise like a great thunder in rain.

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The riches of the unjust shall be dried up like a river, and shall pass away with a noise like a great thunder in rain.

Sirach 40:11
All things that are of the earth, shall return to the earth again, and all waters shall return to the sea.

Sirach 40:12
All bribery, and injustice shall be blotted out, and fidelity shall stand for ever.

Sirach 40:14
While he openeth his hands he shall rejoice: but transgressors shall pine away in the end.

Sirach 40:15
The offspring of the ungodly shall not bring forth many branches, and make a noise as unclean roots upon the top of a rock.

Context
Sirach 40
12All bribery, and injustice shall be blotted out, and fidelity shall stand for ever. 13The riches of the unjust shall be dried up like a river, and shall pass away with a noise like a great thunder in rain. 14While he openeth his hands he shall rejoice: but transgressors shall pine away in the end.…
Cross References
Sirach 40:11
All things that are of the earth, shall return to the earth again, and all waters shall return to the sea.

Sirach 40:12
All bribery, and injustice shall be blotted out, and fidelity shall stand for ever.

Sirach 40:14
While he openeth his hands he shall rejoice: but transgressors shall pine away in the end.

Sirach 40:15
The offspring of the ungodly shall not bring forth many branches, and make a noise as unclean roots upon the top of a rock.



(Sir. Si Ecclesiasticus eccles eccl)

Sirach 40:12
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