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 19:21 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition21 If a servant say to his master, I will not do as it pleaseth thee; though afterward he do it, he angereth him that nourisheth him. See the chapterMore versionsCatholic Public Domain Version21 Better is a man who has been diminished in wisdom because his mind is failing, but with the fear of God, than he who abounds in intelligence, but with transgression against the law of the Most High. See the chapterDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version21 Better is a man that hath less wisdom, and wanteth understanding, with the fear of God, than he that aboundeth in understanding, and transgresseth the law of the most High. See the chapterWorld English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's NumbersSee the chapter |