Sirach 47:18
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
In the name of the Lord God, who is called the God of Israel, you gathered gold like tin and amassed silver like lead.

Contemporary English Version
Solomon ruled in the name of the Lord God of Israel and gathered silver and gold as if they were tin or lead.

New American Bible
You were called by that glorious name which was conferred upon Israel. Gold you gathered like so much iron; you heaped up silver as though it were lead.

Douay-Rheims Bible
The countries wondered at thee for thy canticles, and proverbs, and parables, and interpretations,

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The countries wondered at thee for thy canticles, and proverbs, and parables, and interpretations,

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,

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,



(Sir. Si Ecclesiasticus eccles eccl)

Sirach 47:17
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