Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation Don't commit any crime against the general public, and don't disgrace yourself among your townspeople. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Offend not against the multitude of a city, neither cast thyself in upon the people, Sirach 7:5Justify not thyself before God, for he knoweth the heart: and desire not to appear wise before the king. Sirach 7:6 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 7:8 Nor bind sin to sin: for even in one thou shalt not be unpunished. Sirach 7:9 Be not fainthearted in thy mind: Context Sirach 7…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, 8Nor bind sin to sin: for even in one thou shalt not be unpunished.… Cross References Sirach 7:5 Justify not thyself before God, for he knoweth the heart: and desire not to appear wise before the king. Sirach 7:6 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 7:8 Nor bind sin to sin: for even in one thou shalt not be unpunished. Sirach 7:9 Be not fainthearted in thy mind: |