Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation You should not lend anything to someone more powerful than you. If you do, you might as well consider it lost. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge For of them thou shalt learn understanding, and to give an answer in time of need. Sirach 8:10For of them thou shalt learn wisdom, and instruction of understanding, and to serve great men without blame. Sirach 8:11 Let not the discourse of the ancients escape thee, for they have learned of their fathers: Sirach 8:13 Kindle not the coals of sinners by rebuking them, lest thou be burnt with the flame of the fire of their sins. Sirach 8:14 Stand not against the face of an injurious person, lest he sit as a spy to entrap thee in thy words. Context Sirach 8…11Let not the discourse of the ancients escape thee, for they have learned of their fathers: 12For of them thou shalt learn understanding, and to give an answer in time of need. 13Kindle not the coals of sinners by rebuking them, lest thou be burnt with the flame of the fire of their sins.… Cross References Sirach 8:10 For of them thou shalt learn wisdom, and instruction of understanding, and to serve great men without blame. Sirach 8:11 Let not the discourse of the ancients escape thee, for they have learned of their fathers: Sirach 8:13 Kindle not the coals of sinners by rebuking them, lest thou be burnt with the flame of the fire of their sins. Sirach 8:14 Stand not against the face of an injurious person, lest he sit as a spy to entrap thee in thy words. |