Sirach 4:36
Douay-Rheims Bible
Let not thy hand be stretched out to receive, and shut when thou shouldst give.
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Let not thy hand be stretched out to receive, and shut when thou shouldst give.

Sirach 4:34
Be not hasty in thy tongue: and slack and remiss in thy works.

Sirach 4:35
Be not as a lion in thy house, terrifying them of thy household, and oppressing them that are under thee.

Sirach 5:1
Set not thy heart upon unjust possessions, and say not: I have enough to live on: for it shall be of no service in the time of vengeance and darkness.

Sirach 5:2
Follow not in thy strength the desires of thy heart:

Context
Sirach 4
35Be not as a lion in thy house, terrifying them of thy household, and oppressing them that are under thee. 36Let not thy hand be stretched out to receive, and shut when thou shouldst give.
Cross References
Sirach 4:34
Be not hasty in thy tongue: and slack and remiss in thy works.

Sirach 4:35
Be not as a lion in thy house, terrifying them of thy household, and oppressing them that are under thee.

Sirach 5:1
Set not thy heart upon unjust possessions, and say not: I have enough to live on: for it shall be of no service in the time of vengeance and darkness.

Sirach 5:2
Follow not in thy strength the desires of thy heart:



(Sir. Si Ecclesiasticus eccles eccl)

Sirach 4:35
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