Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation You gathered silver and gold as if it were tin or lead, all in the name of the Lord God of Israel. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge The countries wondered at thee for thy canticles, and proverbs, and parables, and interpretations, Sirach 47:16And thou wast filled as a river with wisdom, and thy soul covered the earth. Sirach 47:17 And thou didst multiply riddles in parables: thy name went abroad to the islands far off, and thou wast beloved in thy peace. Sirach 47:19 And at the name of the Lord God, whose surname is, God of Israel. Sirach 47:20 Thou didst gather gold as copper, and didst multiply silver as lead, Context Sirach 47…17And thou didst multiply riddles in parables: thy name went abroad to the islands far off, and thou wast beloved in thy peace. 18The countries wondered at thee for thy canticles, and proverbs, and parables, and interpretations, 19And at the name of the Lord God, whose surname is, God of Israel.… Cross References Sirach 47:16 And thou wast filled as a river with wisdom, and thy soul covered the earth. Sirach 47:17 And thou didst multiply riddles in parables: thy name went abroad to the islands far off, and thou wast beloved in thy peace. Sirach 47:19 And at the name of the Lord God, whose surname is, God of Israel. Sirach 47:20 Thou didst gather gold as copper, and didst multiply silver as lead, |