Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation Worrying about business will keep you from sleeping just as surely as a serious illness does. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge The thinking beforehand turneth away the understanding, and a grievous sickness maketh the soul sober. Sirach 30:27A cheerful and good heart is always feasting: for his banquets are prepared with diligence. Sirach 31:1 Watching for riches consumeth the flesh, and the thought thereof driveth away sleep. Sirach 31:3 The rich man hath laboured in gathering riches together, and when he resteth he shall be filled with his goods. Sirach 31:4 The poor man hath laboured in his low way of life, and in the end he is still poor. Context Sirach 31…1Watching for riches consumeth the flesh, and the thought thereof driveth away sleep. 2The thinking beforehand turneth away the understanding, and a grievous sickness maketh the soul sober. 3The rich man hath laboured in gathering riches together, and when he resteth he shall be filled with his goods.… Cross References Sirach 30:27 A cheerful and good heart is always feasting: for his banquets are prepared with diligence. Sirach 31:1 Watching for riches consumeth the flesh, and the thought thereof driveth away sleep. Sirach 31:3 The rich man hath laboured in gathering riches together, and when he resteth he shall be filled with his goods. Sirach 31:4 The poor man hath laboured in his low way of life, and in the end he is still poor. |