Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation Why are some days holier than others, even though the same sun rises on every day of the year? New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Why doth one day excel another, and one light another, and one year another year, when all come of the sun? Sirach 33:5The heart of a fool is as a wheel of a cart: and his thoughts are like a rolling axletree. Sirach 33:6 A friend that is a mocker, is like a stallion horse: he neigheth under every one that sitteth upon him. Sirach 33:8 By the knowledge of the Lord they were distinguished, the sun being made, and keeping his commandment. Sirach 33:9 And he ordered the seasons, and holidays of them, and in them they celebrated festivals at an hour. Context Sirach 33…6A friend that is a mocker, is like a stallion horse: he neigheth under every one that sitteth upon him. 7Why doth one day excel another, and one light another, and one year another year, when all come of the sun? 8By the knowledge of the Lord they were distinguished, the sun being made, and keeping his commandment.… Cross References Sirach 33:5 The heart of a fool is as a wheel of a cart: and his thoughts are like a rolling axletree. Sirach 33:6 A friend that is a mocker, is like a stallion horse: he neigheth under every one that sitteth upon him. Sirach 33:8 By the knowledge of the Lord they were distinguished, the sun being made, and keeping his commandment. Sirach 33:9 And he ordered the seasons, and holidays of them, and in them they celebrated festivals at an hour. |