Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation Wealth that has been obtained dishonestly is like a stream that runs full during a thunderstorm, New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge The riches of the unjust shall be dried up like a river, and shall pass away with a noise like a great thunder in rain. Sirach 40:11All things that are of the earth, shall return to the earth again, and all waters shall return to the sea. Sirach 40:12 All bribery, and injustice shall be blotted out, and fidelity shall stand for ever. Sirach 40:14 While he openeth his hands he shall rejoice: but transgressors shall pine away in the end. Sirach 40:15 The offspring of the ungodly shall not bring forth many branches, and make a noise as unclean roots upon the top of a rock. Context Sirach 40…12All bribery, and injustice shall be blotted out, and fidelity shall stand for ever. 13The riches of the unjust shall be dried up like a river, and shall pass away with a noise like a great thunder in rain. 14While he openeth his hands he shall rejoice: but transgressors shall pine away in the end.… Cross References Sirach 40:11 All things that are of the earth, shall return to the earth again, and all waters shall return to the sea. Sirach 40:12 All bribery, and injustice shall be blotted out, and fidelity shall stand for ever. Sirach 40:14 While he openeth his hands he shall rejoice: but transgressors shall pine away in the end. Sirach 40:15 The offspring of the ungodly shall not bring forth many branches, and make a noise as unclean roots upon the top of a rock. |