Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation Don't set your heart on being a judge, unless you have the strength of character it takes to put an end to injustice. If you let yourself be influenced by someone in a position of power, your integrity will be damaged. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Seek not to be made a judge, unless thou have strength enough to extirpate iniquities: lest thou fear the person of the powerful, and lay a stumblingblock for thy integrity. Sirach 7:4Seek not of the Lord a preeminence, nor of the king the seat of honour. Sirach 7:5 Justify not thyself before God, for he knoweth the heart: and desire not to appear wise before the king. Sirach 7:7 Offend not against the multitude of a city, neither cast thyself in upon the people, Sirach 7:8 Nor bind sin to sin: for even in one thou shalt not be unpunished. Context Sirach 7…5Justify not thyself before God, for he knoweth the heart: and desire not to appear wise before the king. 6Seek not to be made a judge, unless thou have strength enough to extirpate iniquities: lest thou fear the person of the powerful, and lay a stumblingblock for thy integrity. 7Offend not against the multitude of a city, neither cast thyself in upon the people,… Cross References Sirach 7:4 Seek not of the Lord a preeminence, nor of the king the seat of honour. Sirach 7:5 Justify not thyself before God, for he knoweth the heart: and desire not to appear wise before the king. Sirach 7:7 Offend not against the multitude of a city, neither cast thyself in upon the people, Sirach 7:8 Nor bind sin to sin: for even in one thou shalt not be unpunished. |