Sirach 38:23
Good News Translation
When the dead have been laid to rest, let the memory of them fade. Once they are gone, take courage.

New Revised Standard Version
When the dead is at rest, let his remembrance rest too, and be comforted for him when his spirit has departed.

Contemporary English Version
The dead are at rest, so be strong and stop thinking about them all the time.

New American Bible
With the dead at rest, let memory cease; be consoled, once the spirit has gone.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Remember my judgment: for thine also shall be so: yesterday for me, and to day for thee.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Remember my judgment: for thine also shall be so: yesterday for me, and to day for thee.

Sirach 38:21
Give not up thy heart to sadness, but drive it from thee: and remember the latter end.

Sirach 38:22
Forget it not: for there is no returning, and thou shalt do him no good, and shalt hurt thyself.

Sirach 38:24
When the dead is at rest, let his remembrance rest, and comfort him in the departing of his spirit.

Sirach 38:25
The wisdom of a scribe cometh by his time of leisure: and he that is less in action, shall receive wisdom.

Context
Sirach 38
22Forget it not: for there is no returning, and thou shalt do him no good, and shalt hurt thyself. 23Remember my judgment: for thine also shall be so: yesterday for me, and to day for thee. 24When the dead is at rest, let his remembrance rest, and comfort him in the departing of his spirit.…
Cross References
Sirach 38:21
Give not up thy heart to sadness, but drive it from thee: and remember the latter end.

Sirach 38:22
Forget it not: for there is no returning, and thou shalt do him no good, and shalt hurt thyself.

Sirach 38:24
When the dead is at rest, let his remembrance rest, and comfort him in the departing of his spirit.

Sirach 38:25
The wisdom of a scribe cometh by his time of leisure: and he that is less in action, shall receive wisdom.



(Sir. Si Ecclesiasticus eccles eccl)

Sirach 38:22
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