Sirach 8:1
Good News Translation
Do not challenge a person who has influence; you may fall into his power.

New Revised Standard Version
Do not contend with the powerful, or you may fall into their hands.

Contemporary English Version
Don't fight those in power if you have no chance to win.

New American Bible
Do not contend with the mighty, lest you fall into their power.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Strive not with a powerful man, lest thou fall into his hands.

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Strive not with a powerful man, lest thou fall into his hands.

Sirach 7:39
Be not slow to visit the sick: for by these things thou shalt be confirmed in love.

Sirach 7:40
In all thy works remember thy last end, and thou shalt never sin.

Sirach 8:2
Contend not with a rich man, lest he bring an action against thee.

Sirach 8:3
For gold and silver hath destroyed many, and hath reached even to the heart of kings, and perverted them.

Context
Sirach 8
1Strive not with a powerful man, lest thou fall into his hands. 2Contend not with a rich man, lest he bring an action against thee.…
Cross References
Sirach 7:39
Be not slow to visit the sick: for by these things thou shalt be confirmed in love.

Sirach 7:40
In all thy works remember thy last end, and thou shalt never sin.

Sirach 8:2
Contend not with a rich man, lest he bring an action against thee.

Sirach 8:3
For gold and silver hath destroyed many, and hath reached even to the heart of kings, and perverted them.



(Sir. Si Ecclesiasticus eccles eccl)

Sirach 7:40
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