Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation All the officials and all the citizens will be like their ruler. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge As the judge of the people is himself, so also are his ministers: and what manner of man the ruler of a city is, such also are they that dwell therein. Sirach 9:25A man full of tongue is terrible in his city, and he that is rash in his word shall be hateful. Sirach 10:1 A wise judge shall judge his people, and the government of a prudent man shall be steady. Sirach 10:3 An unwise king shall be the ruin of his people: and cities shall be inhabited through the prudence of the rulers. Sirach 10:4 The power of the earth is in the hand of God, and in his time he will raise up a profitable ruler over it. Context Sirach 10…1A wise judge shall judge his people, and the government of a prudent man shall be steady. 2As the judge of the people is himself, so also are his ministers: and what manner of man the ruler of a city is, such also are they that dwell therein. 3An unwise king shall be the ruin of his people: and cities shall be inhabited through the prudence of the rulers.… Cross References Sirach 9:25 A man full of tongue is terrible in his city, and he that is rash in his word shall be hateful. Sirach 10:1 A wise judge shall judge his people, and the government of a prudent man shall be steady. Sirach 10:3 An unwise king shall be the ruin of his people: and cities shall be inhabited through the prudence of the rulers. Sirach 10:4 The power of the earth is in the hand of God, and in his time he will raise up a profitable ruler over it. |