Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation Don't try to lift something too heavy for you, and don't keep company with people who are richer and more powerful than you. You cannot keep a clay pot next to an iron kettle; the pot will break if it hits the kettle. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge He shall take a burden upon him that hath fellowship with one more honourable than himself. And have no fellowship with one that is richer than thyself. Sirach 12:19He will shake his head, and clap his hands, and whisper much, and change his countenance. Sirach 13:1 He that toucheth pitch, shall be defiled with it: and he that hath fellowship with the proud, shall put on pride. Sirach 13:3 What agreement shall the earthen pot have with the kettle? for if they knock one against the other, it shall be broken. Sirach 13:4 The rich man hath done wrong, and yet he will fume: but the poor is wronged and must hold his peace. Context Sirach 13…1He that toucheth pitch, shall be defiled with it: and he that hath fellowship with the proud, shall put on pride. 2He shall take a burden upon him that hath fellowship with one more honourable than himself. And have no fellowship with one that is richer than thyself. 3What agreement shall the earthen pot have with the kettle? for if they knock one against the other, it shall be broken.… Cross References Sirach 12:19 He will shake his head, and clap his hands, and whisper much, and change his countenance. Sirach 13:1 He that toucheth pitch, shall be defiled with it: and he that hath fellowship with the proud, shall put on pride. Sirach 13:3 What agreement shall the earthen pot have with the kettle? for if they knock one against the other, it shall be broken. Sirach 13:4 The rich man hath done wrong, and yet he will fume: but the poor is wronged and must hold his peace. |