Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation Every creature prefers its own kind, and people are no different. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge His cruel mind will lay up thy words: and he will not spare to do thee hurt, and to cast thee into prison. Sirach 13:13Be not troublesome to him, lest thou be put back: and keep not far from him, lest thou be forgotten. Sirach 13:14 Affect not to speak with him as an equal, and believe not his many words: for by much talk he will sift thee, and smiling will examine thee concerning thy secrets. Sirach 13:16 Take heed to thyself, and attend diligently to what thou hearest: for thou walkest in danger of thy ruin. Sirach 13:17 When thou hearest those things, see as it were in sleep, and thou shalt awake. Context Sirach 13…14Affect not to speak with him as an equal, and believe not his many words: for by much talk he will sift thee, and smiling will examine thee concerning thy secrets. 15His cruel mind will lay up thy words: and he will not spare to do thee hurt, and to cast thee into prison. 16Take heed to thyself, and attend diligently to what thou hearest: for thou walkest in danger of thy ruin.… Cross References Sirach 13:13 Be not troublesome to him, lest thou be put back: and keep not far from him, lest thou be forgotten. Sirach 13:14 Affect not to speak with him as an equal, and believe not his many words: for by much talk he will sift thee, and smiling will examine thee concerning thy secrets. Sirach 13:16 Take heed to thyself, and attend diligently to what thou hearest: for thou walkest in danger of thy ruin. Sirach 13:17 When thou hearest those things, see as it were in sleep, and thou shalt awake. |