Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation Do not challenge a person who has influence; you may fall into his power. Contemporary English Version Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Strive not with a powerful man, lest thou fall into his hands. Sirach 7:39Be not slow to visit the sick: for by these things thou shalt be confirmed in love. Sirach 7:40 In all thy works remember thy last end, and thou shalt never sin. Sirach 8:2 Contend not with a rich man, lest he bring an action against thee. Sirach 8:3 For gold and silver hath destroyed many, and hath reached even to the heart of kings, and perverted them. Context Sirach 8… 1Strive not with a powerful man, lest thou fall into his hands. 2Contend not with a rich man, lest he bring an action against thee.… Cross References Sirach 7:39 Be not slow to visit the sick: for by these things thou shalt be confirmed in love. Sirach 7:40 In all thy works remember thy last end, and thou shalt never sin. Sirach 8:2 Contend not with a rich man, lest he bring an action against thee. Sirach 8:3 For gold and silver hath destroyed many, and hath reached even to the heart of kings, and perverted them. |
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