Sirach 47:20
Good News Translation
You stained your reputation and that of your descendants. They suffered punishment for that foolishness of yours, which caused them so much grief.

New Revised Standard Version
You stained your honor, and defiled your family line, so that you brought wrath upon your children, and they were grieved at your folly,

Contemporary English Version
Solomon ruined his reputation and that of his descendants. The Lord punished them for Solomon's sins, and they mourned,

New American Bible
You brought a stain upon your glory, shame upon your marriage bed, Wrath upon your descendants, and groaning upon your deathbed.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Thou didst gather gold as copper, and didst multiply silver as lead,

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Thou didst gather gold as copper, and didst multiply silver as lead,

Sirach 47:18
The countries wondered at thee for thy canticles, and proverbs, and parables, and interpretations,

Sirach 47:19
And at the name of the Lord God, whose surname is, God of Israel.

Sirach 47:21
And thou didst bow thyself to women: and by thy body thou wast brought under subjection.

Sirach 47:22
Thou hast stained thy glory, and defiled thy seed so as to bring wrath upon thy children, and to have thy folly kindled,

Context
Sirach 47
19And at the name of the Lord God, whose surname is, God of Israel. 20Thou didst gather gold as copper, and didst multiply silver as lead, 21And thou didst bow thyself to women: and by thy body thou wast brought under subjection.…
Cross References
Sirach 47:18
The countries wondered at thee for thy canticles, and proverbs, and parables, and interpretations,

Sirach 47:19
And at the name of the Lord God, whose surname is, God of Israel.

Sirach 47:21
And thou didst bow thyself to women: and by thy body thou wast brought under subjection.

Sirach 47:22
Thou hast stained thy glory, and defiled thy seed so as to bring wrath upon thy children, and to have thy folly kindled,



(Sir. Si Ecclesiasticus eccles eccl)

Sirach 47:19
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