Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation Poor people work hard and have nothing to show for it, and when they rest, they are still poor. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge The poor man hath laboured in his low way of life, and in the end he is still poor. Sirach 31:2The thinking beforehand turneth away the understanding, and a grievous sickness maketh the soul sober. Sirach 31:3 The rich man hath laboured in gathering riches together, and when he resteth he shall be filled with his goods. Sirach 31:5 He that loveth gold, shall not be justified: and he that followeth after corruption, shall be filled with it. Sirach 31:6 Many have been brought to fall for gold, and the beauty thereof hath been their ruin. Context Sirach 31…3The rich man hath laboured in gathering riches together, and when he resteth he shall be filled with his goods. 4The poor man hath laboured in his low way of life, and in the end he is still poor. 5He that loveth gold, shall not be justified: and he that followeth after corruption, shall be filled with it.… Cross References Sirach 31:2 The thinking beforehand turneth away the understanding, and a grievous sickness maketh the soul sober. Sirach 31:3 The rich man hath laboured in gathering riches together, and when he resteth he shall be filled with his goods. Sirach 31:5 He that loveth gold, shall not be justified: and he that followeth after corruption, shall be filled with it. Sirach 31:6 Many have been brought to fall for gold, and the beauty thereof hath been their ruin. |