Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation He has left someone to take vengeance on his enemies and to return the favors he owes his friends. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge For he left behind him a defender of his house against his enemies, and one that will requite kindness to his friends. Sirach 30:4His father is dead, and he is as if he were not dead: for he hath left one behind him that is like himself. Sirach 30:5 While he lived he saw and rejoiced in him: and when he died he was not sorrowful, neither was he confounded before his enemies. Sirach 30:7 For the souls of his sons he shall bind up his wounds, and at every cry his bowels shall be troubled. Sirach 30:8 A horse not broken becometh stubborn, and a child left to himself will become headstrong. Context Sirach 30…5While he lived he saw and rejoiced in him: and when he died he was not sorrowful, neither was he confounded before his enemies. 6For he left behind him a defender of his house against his enemies, and one that will requite kindness to his friends. 7For the souls of his sons he shall bind up his wounds, and at every cry his bowels shall be troubled.… Cross References Sirach 30:4 His father is dead, and he is as if he were not dead: for he hath left one behind him that is like himself. Sirach 30:5 While he lived he saw and rejoiced in him: and when he died he was not sorrowful, neither was he confounded before his enemies. Sirach 30:7 For the souls of his sons he shall bind up his wounds, and at every cry his bowels shall be troubled. Sirach 30:8 A horse not broken becometh stubborn, and a child left to himself will become headstrong. |