Sirach 7:16
Good News Translation
Don't join up with a crowd of sinners; remember that the Lord's punishment is sure to come.

New Revised Standard Version
Do not enroll in the ranks of sinners; remember that retribution does not delay.

Contemporary English Version
Do not join others in sinning-- just think of how quickly God can punish.

New American Bible
Do not esteem yourself more than your compatriots; remember, his wrath will not delay.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Hate not laborious works, nor husbandry ordained by the most High.

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Hate not laborious works, nor husbandry ordained by the most High.

Sirach 7:14
Be not willing to make any manner of lie: for the custom thereof is not good.

Sirach 7:15
Be not full of words in a multitude of ancients, and repeat not the word in thy prayer.

Sirach 7:17
Number not thyself among the multitude of the disorderly.

Sirach 7:18
Remember wrath, for it will not tarry long.

Context
Sirach 7
15Be not full of words in a multitude of ancients, and repeat not the word in thy prayer. 16Hate not laborious works, nor husbandry ordained by the most High. 17Number not thyself among the multitude of the disorderly.…
Cross References
Sirach 7:14
Be not willing to make any manner of lie: for the custom thereof is not good.

Sirach 7:15
Be not full of words in a multitude of ancients, and repeat not the word in thy prayer.

Sirach 7:17
Number not thyself among the multitude of the disorderly.

Sirach 7:18
Remember wrath, for it will not tarry long.



(Sir. Si Ecclesiasticus eccles eccl)

Sirach 7:15
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