Sirach 8:6
Good News Translation
Never think less of someone because he is old; some of us are growing old, too.

New Revised Standard Version
Do not disdain one who is old, for some of us are also growing old.

Contemporary English Version
Don't dishonor old people-- the rest of us are getting older too.

New American Bible
Do not insult one who is old, for some of us will also grow old.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Despise not a man that turneth away from sin, nor reproach him therewith: remember that we are all worthy of reproof.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Despise not a man that turneth away from sin, nor reproach him therewith: remember that we are all worthy of reproof.

Sirach 8:4
Strive not with a man that is full of tongue, and heap not wood upon his fire.

Sirach 8:5
Communicate not with an ignorant man, lest he speak ill of thy family.

Sirach 8:7
Despise not a man in his old age; for we also shall become old.

Sirach 8:8
Rejoice not at the death of thy enemy; knowing that we all die, and are not willing that others should rejoice at our death.

Context
Sirach 8
5Communicate not with an ignorant man, lest he speak ill of thy family. 6Despise not a man that turneth away from sin, nor reproach him therewith: remember that we are all worthy of reproof. 7Despise not a man in his old age; for we also shall become old.…
Cross References
Sirach 8:4
Strive not with a man that is full of tongue, and heap not wood upon his fire.

Sirach 8:5
Communicate not with an ignorant man, lest he speak ill of thy family.

Sirach 8:7
Despise not a man in his old age; for we also shall become old.

Sirach 8:8
Rejoice not at the death of thy enemy; knowing that we all die, and are not willing that others should rejoice at our death.



(Sir. Si Ecclesiasticus eccles eccl)

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