Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation Don't mistreat servants who do their work well, or employees who do their best for you. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Do not transgress against thy friend deferring money, nor despise thy dear brother for the sake of gold. Sirach 7:18Remember wrath, for it will not tarry long. Sirach 7:19 Humble thy spirit very much: for the vengeance on the flesh of the ungodly is fire and worms. Sirach 7:21 Depart not from a wise and good wife, whom thou hast gotten in the fear of the Lord: for the grace of her modesty is above gold. Sirach 7:22 Hurt not the servant that worketh faithfully, nor the hired man that giveth thee his life. Context Sirach 7…19Humble thy spirit very much: for the vengeance on the flesh of the ungodly is fire and worms. 20Do not transgress against thy friend deferring money, nor despise thy dear brother for the sake of gold. 21Depart not from a wise and good wife, whom thou hast gotten in the fear of the Lord: for the grace of her modesty is above gold.… Cross References Sirach 7:18 Remember wrath, for it will not tarry long. Sirach 7:19 Humble thy spirit very much: for the vengeance on the flesh of the ungodly is fire and worms. Sirach 7:21 Depart not from a wise and good wife, whom thou hast gotten in the fear of the Lord: for the grace of her modesty is above gold. Sirach 7:22 Hurt not the servant that worketh faithfully, nor the hired man that giveth thee his life. |