Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation A good life lasts only so long, but a good reputation will last forever. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge All things that are of the earth, shall return into the earth: so the ungodly shall from malediction to destruction. Sirach 41:11Woe to you, ungodly men, who have forsaken the law of the most high Lord. Sirach 41:12 And if you be born, you shall be born in malediction: and if you die, in malediction shall be your portion. Sirach 41:14 The mourning of men is about their body, but the name of the ungodly shall be blotted out. Sirach 41:15 Take care of a good name: for this shall continue with thee, more than a thousand treasures precious and great. Context Sirach 41…12And if you be born, you shall be born in malediction: and if you die, in malediction shall be your portion. 13All things that are of the earth, shall return into the earth: so the ungodly shall from malediction to destruction. 14The mourning of men is about their body, but the name of the ungodly shall be blotted out.… Cross References Sirach 41:11 Woe to you, ungodly men, who have forsaken the law of the most high Lord. Sirach 41:12 And if you be born, you shall be born in malediction: and if you die, in malediction shall be your portion. Sirach 41:14 The mourning of men is about their body, but the name of the ungodly shall be blotted out. Sirach 41:15 Take care of a good name: for this shall continue with thee, more than a thousand treasures precious and great. |