Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation My child, if you listen to what I am saying and put it into practice, one of these days you will thank me for it. Be moderate in everything you do, and you will never get sick. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge How sufficient is a little wine for a man well taught, and in sleeping thou shalt not be uneasy with it, and thou shalt feel no pain. Sirach 31:20Leave off first, for manners' sake: and exceed not, lest thou offend. Sirach 31:21 And if thou sittest among many, reach not thy hand out first of all, and be not the first to ask for drink. Sirach 31:23 Watching, and choler, and gripes, are with an intemperate man: Sirach 31:24 Sound and wholesome sleep with a moderate man: he shall sleep till morning, and his soul shall be delighted with him. Context Sirach 31…21And if thou sittest among many, reach not thy hand out first of all, and be not the first to ask for drink. 22How sufficient is a little wine for a man well taught, and in sleeping thou shalt not be uneasy with it, and thou shalt feel no pain. 23Watching, and choler, and gripes, are with an intemperate man:… Cross References Sirach 31:20 Leave off first, for manners' sake: and exceed not, lest thou offend. Sirach 31:21 And if thou sittest among many, reach not thy hand out first of all, and be not the first to ask for drink. Sirach 31:23 Watching, and choler, and gripes, are with an intemperate man: Sirach 31:24 Sound and wholesome sleep with a moderate man: he shall sleep till morning, and his soul shall be delighted with him. |