Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation The Most High gets no pleasure from sacrifices made by ungodly people; no amount of sacrifices can make up for their sins. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge The eyes of the Lord are upon them that fear him, he is their powerful protector, and strong stay, a defence from the heat, and a cover from the sun at noon, Sirach 34:17The soul of him that feareth the Lord is blessed. Sirach 34:18 To whom doth he look, and who is his strength? Sirach 34:20 A preservation from stumbling, and a help from falling: he raiseth up the soul, and enlighteneth the eyes, and giveth health, and life, and blessing. Sirach 34:21 The offering of him that sacrificeth of a thing wrongfully gotten, is stained, and the mockeries of the unjust are not acceptable. Context Sirach 34…18To whom doth he look, and who is his strength? 19The eyes of the Lord are upon them that fear him, he is their powerful protector, and strong stay, a defence from the heat, and a cover from the sun at noon, 20A preservation from stumbling, and a help from falling: he raiseth up the soul, and enlighteneth the eyes, and giveth health, and life, and blessing.… Cross References Sirach 34:17 The soul of him that feareth the Lord is blessed. Sirach 34:18 To whom doth he look, and who is his strength? Sirach 34:20 A preservation from stumbling, and a help from falling: he raiseth up the soul, and enlighteneth the eyes, and giveth health, and life, and blessing. Sirach 34:21 The offering of him that sacrificeth of a thing wrongfully gotten, is stained, and the mockeries of the unjust are not acceptable. |