This book is not inspired by God and is not part of the Christian canon or the Jewish Tanakh. It is shown only for historical and study purposes. View full explanation Sirach 11:32 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition32 Of a spark of fire a heap of coals is kindled: and a sinful man layeth wait for blood. See the chapterMore versionsCommon English Bible32 From a fire’s spark come many coals, and sinful people plot and connive to shed blood. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version32 For as a stomach with a bad smell vomits, and as a partridge is led into a cage, and like a deer led into a snare, so also is the heart of the arrogant. And it is like a bystander watching his neighbor fall. See the chapterDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version32 For as corrupted bowels send forth stinking breath, and as the partridge is brought into the cage, and as the roe into the snare: so also is the heart of the proud, and as a spy that looketh on the fall of his neighbour. See the chapterGood News Translation (US Version)32 A single spark can set a pile of coals ablaze, and a sinner is just waiting for a chance to do violence. See the chapterWorld English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers32 From a spark of fire, a heap of many coals is kindled, and a sinful man lies in wait to shed blood. See the chapter |