Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation just as we are about to be caught, we wake up and are relieved to find there is nothing to be afraid of. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge He is troubled in the vision of his heart, as if he had escaped in the day of battle. In the time of his safety he rose up, and wondereth that there is no fear. Sirach 40:5And in the time of rest upon his bed, the sleep of the night changeth his knowledge. Sirach 40:6 A little and as nothing is his rest, and afterward in sleep, as in the day of keeping watch. Sirach 40:8 Such things happen to all flesh, from man even to beast, and upon sinners are sevenfold more. Sirach 40:9 Moreover, death, and bloodshed, strife, and sword, oppressions, famine, and affliction, and scourges: Context Sirach 40…6A little and as nothing is his rest, and afterward in sleep, as in the day of keeping watch. 7He is troubled in the vision of his heart, as if he had escaped in the day of battle. In the time of his safety he rose up, and wondereth that there is no fear. 8Such things happen to all flesh, from man even to beast, and upon sinners are sevenfold more.… Cross References Sirach 40:5 And in the time of rest upon his bed, the sleep of the night changeth his knowledge. Sirach 40:6 A little and as nothing is his rest, and afterward in sleep, as in the day of keeping watch. Sirach 40:8 Such things happen to all flesh, from man even to beast, and upon sinners are sevenfold more. Sirach 40:9 Moreover, death, and bloodshed, strife, and sword, oppressions, famine, and affliction, and scourges: |
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