Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation Don't think you have to have everything you want, and then spend your energy trying to get it. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Follow not in thy strength the desires of thy heart: Sirach 4:36Let not thy hand be stretched out to receive, and shut when thou shouldst give. Sirach 5:1 Set not thy heart upon unjust possessions, and say not: I have enough to live on: for it shall be of no service in the time of vengeance and darkness. Sirach 5:3 And say not: How mighty am I? and who shall bring me under for my deeds? for God will surely take revenge. Sirach 5:4 Say not: I have sinned, and what harm hath befallen me? for the most High is a patient rewarder. Context Sirach 5…1Set not thy heart upon unjust possessions, and say not: I have enough to live on: for it shall be of no service in the time of vengeance and darkness. 2Follow not in thy strength the desires of thy heart: 3And say not: How mighty am I? and who shall bring me under for my deeds? for God will surely take revenge.… Cross References Sirach 4:36 Let not thy hand be stretched out to receive, and shut when thou shouldst give. Sirach 5:1 Set not thy heart upon unjust possessions, and say not: I have enough to live on: for it shall be of no service in the time of vengeance and darkness. Sirach 5:3 And say not: How mighty am I? and who shall bring me under for my deeds? for God will surely take revenge. Sirach 5:4 Say not: I have sinned, and what harm hath befallen me? for the most High is a patient rewarder. |
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