Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation People appreciate a generous host, and he deserves their praise. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Watching, and choler, and gripes, are with an intemperate man: Sirach 31:21And if thou sittest among many, reach not thy hand out first of all, and be not the first to ask for drink. Sirach 31:22 How sufficient is a little wine for a man well taught, and in sleeping thou shalt not be uneasy with it, and thou shalt feel no pain. Sirach 31:24 Sound and wholesome sleep with a moderate man: he shall sleep till morning, and his soul shall be delighted with him. Sirach 31:25 And if thou hast been forced to eat much, arise, go out, and vomit: and it shall refresh thee, and thou shalt not bring sickness upon thy body. Context Sirach 31…22How sufficient is a little wine for a man well taught, and in sleeping thou shalt not be uneasy with it, and thou shalt feel no pain. 23Watching, and choler, and gripes, are with an intemperate man: 24Sound and wholesome sleep with a moderate man: he shall sleep till morning, and his soul shall be delighted with him.… Cross References Sirach 31:21 And if thou sittest among many, reach not thy hand out first of all, and be not the first to ask for drink. Sirach 31:22 How sufficient is a little wine for a man well taught, and in sleeping thou shalt not be uneasy with it, and thou shalt feel no pain. Sirach 31:24 Sound and wholesome sleep with a moderate man: he shall sleep till morning, and his soul shall be delighted with him. Sirach 31:25 And if thou hast been forced to eat much, arise, go out, and vomit: and it shall refresh thee, and thou shalt not bring sickness upon thy body. |
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