Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation You should not guarantee anyone else's loan to an extent that you cannot afford. You must be prepared to pay any such guarantee. Contemporary English Version Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Kindle not the coals of sinners by rebuking them, lest thou be burnt with the flame of the fire of their sins. Sirach 8:11Let not the discourse of the ancients escape thee, for they have learned of their fathers: Sirach 8:12 For of them thou shalt learn understanding, and to give an answer in time of need. Sirach 8:14 Stand not against the face of an injurious person, lest he sit as a spy to entrap thee in thy words. Sirach 8:15 Lend not to a man that is mightier than thyself: and if thou lendest, count it as lost. Context Sirach 8…12For of them thou shalt learn understanding, and to give an answer in time of need. 13Kindle not the coals of sinners by rebuking them, lest thou be burnt with the flame of the fire of their sins. 14Stand not against the face of an injurious person, lest he sit as a spy to entrap thee in thy words.… Cross References Sirach 8:11 Let not the discourse of the ancients escape thee, for they have learned of their fathers: Sirach 8:12 For of them thou shalt learn understanding, and to give an answer in time of need. Sirach 8:14 Stand not against the face of an injurious person, lest he sit as a spy to entrap thee in thy words. Sirach 8:15 Lend not to a man that is mightier than thyself: and if thou lendest, count it as lost. |
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