Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation If he becomes so bitter that he does curse you, his Creator will hear his prayer. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge For the prayer of him that curseth thee in the bitterness of his soul, shall be heard, for he that made him will hear him. Sirach 4:4Reject not the petition of the afflicted: and turn not away thy face from the needy. Sirach 4:5 Turn not away thy eyes from the poor for fear of anger: and leave not to them that ask of thee to curse thee behind thy back. Sirach 4:7 Make thyself affable to the congregation of the poor, and humble thy soul to the ancient, and bow thy head to a great man. Sirach 4:8 Bow down thy ear cheerfully to the poor, and pay what thou owest, and answer him peaceable words with mildness. Context Sirach 4…5Turn not away thy eyes from the poor for fear of anger: and leave not to them that ask of thee to curse thee behind thy back. 6For the prayer of him that curseth thee in the bitterness of his soul, shall be heard, for he that made him will hear him. 7Make thyself affable to the congregation of the poor, and humble thy soul to the ancient, and bow thy head to a great man.… Cross References Sirach 4:4 Reject not the petition of the afflicted: and turn not away thy face from the needy. Sirach 4:5 Turn not away thy eyes from the poor for fear of anger: and leave not to them that ask of thee to curse thee behind thy back. Sirach 4:7 Make thyself affable to the congregation of the poor, and humble thy soul to the ancient, and bow thy head to a great man. Sirach 4:8 Bow down thy ear cheerfully to the poor, and pay what thou owest, and answer him peaceable words with mildness. |