Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation Stand by your duty and stick to it; grow old at your work. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And he knoweth not what time shall pass, and that death approacheth, and that he must leave all to others, and shall die. Sirach 11:18There is one that is enriched by living sparingly, and this is the portion of his reward. Sirach 11:19 In that he saith: I have found me rest, and now I will eat of my goods alone: Sirach 11:21 Be steadfast in thy covenant, and be conversant therein, and grow old in the work of thy commandments. Sirach 11:22 Abide not in the works of sinners. But trust in God, and stay in thy place, Context Sirach 11…19In that he saith: I have found me rest, and now I will eat of my goods alone: 20And he knoweth not what time shall pass, and that death approacheth, and that he must leave all to others, and shall die. 21Be steadfast in thy covenant, and be conversant therein, and grow old in the work of thy commandments.… Cross References Sirach 11:18 There is one that is enriched by living sparingly, and this is the portion of his reward. Sirach 11:19 In that he saith: I have found me rest, and now I will eat of my goods alone: Sirach 11:21 Be steadfast in thy covenant, and be conversant therein, and grow old in the work of thy commandments. Sirach 11:22 Abide not in the works of sinners. But trust in God, and stay in thy place, |
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