Sirach 10:11 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

¹¹ For when a man is dead, he will inherit creeping things, and wild beasts, and worms.

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Common English Bible

¹¹ When people are dead, they inherit maggots, vermin, and worms.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹¹ All power is of short life. A prolonged sickness is of grave concern to a physician.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹¹ All power is of short life. A long sickness is troublesome to the physician.

Good News Translation (US Version)

¹¹ When a person dies, all he then possesses is worms, flies, and maggots.

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

¹¹ For when a man is dead, he will inherit maggots, vermin, and worms.

Sirach 10:11 Cross References