Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation But everybody in town will complain about a host who is stingy with food, and their complaints are justified. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Sound and wholesome sleep with a moderate man: he shall sleep till morning, and his soul shall be delighted with him. 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. Sirach 31:23 Watching, and choler, and gripes, are with an intemperate man: 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. Sirach 31:26 Hear me, my son, and despise me not: and in the end thou shalt find my words. Context Sirach 31…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. 25And 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.… Cross References 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 31:23 Watching, and choler, and gripes, are with an intemperate man: 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. Sirach 31:26 Hear me, my son, and despise me not: and in the end thou shalt find my words. |