Sirach 5:8 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition

⁸ Set not thine heart upon goods unjustly gotten; for they shall not profit thee in the day of calamity.

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Common English Bible

⁸ Don’t be preoccupied with ill-gotten gains; it will be of no benefit when you are in trouble.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁸ You should not delay being converted to the Lord, and you should not set it aside from day to day.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁸ Delay not to be converted to the Lord, and defer it not from day to day.

Good News Translation (US Version)

⁸ Don't rely on dishonest wealth; it will do you no good on that day of disaster.

World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers

⁸ Don’t set your heart upon unrighteous gains, for you will profit nothing in the day of calamity.

Sirach 5:8 Cross References