Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation Be careful not to be misled; you can be enjoying yourself and suddenly find yourself humiliated. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And he will shame thee by his meats, till he have drawn thee dry twice or thrice, and at last he will laugh at thee: and afterward when he seeth thee, he will forsake thee, and shake his head at thee. Sirach 13:6If thou have any thing, he will live with thee, and will make thee bare, and he will not be sorry for thee. Sirach 13:7 If he have need of thee he will deceive thee, and smiling upon thee will put thee in hope; he will speak thee fair, and will say: What wantest thou? Sirach 13:9 Humble thyself to God, and wait for his hands. Sirach 13:10 Beware that thou be not deceived into folly, and be humbled. Context Sirach 13…7If he have need of thee he will deceive thee, and smiling upon thee will put thee in hope; he will speak thee fair, and will say: What wantest thou? 8And he will shame thee by his meats, till he have drawn thee dry twice or thrice, and at last he will laugh at thee: and afterward when he seeth thee, he will forsake thee, and shake his head at thee. 9Humble thyself to God, and wait for his hands.… Cross References Sirach 13:6 If thou have any thing, he will live with thee, and will make thee bare, and he will not be sorry for thee. Sirach 13:7 If he have need of thee he will deceive thee, and smiling upon thee will put thee in hope; he will speak thee fair, and will say: What wantest thou? Sirach 13:9 Humble thyself to God, and wait for his hands. Sirach 13:10 Beware that thou be not deceived into folly, and be humbled. |