Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation I have seen such things many times and have heard of even more striking examples. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge By one that is wise a country shall be inhabited, the tribe of the ungodly shall become desolate. Sirach 16:3For better is one that feareth God, than a thousand ungodly children. Sirach 16:4 And it is better to die without children, than to leave ungodly children. Sirach 16:6 Many such things hath my eyes seen, and greater things than these my ear hath heard. Sirach 16:7 In the congregation of sinners a fire shall be kindled, and in an unbelieving nation wrath shall flame out. Context Sirach 16…4And it is better to die without children, than to leave ungodly children. 5By one that is wise a country shall be inhabited, the tribe of the ungodly shall become desolate. 6Many such things hath my eyes seen, and greater things than these my ear hath heard.… Cross References Sirach 16:3 For better is one that feareth God, than a thousand ungodly children. Sirach 16:4 And it is better to die without children, than to leave ungodly children. Sirach 16:6 Many such things hath my eyes seen, and greater things than these my ear hath heard. Sirach 16:7 In the congregation of sinners a fire shall be kindled, and in an unbelieving nation wrath shall flame out. |