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 11:34 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)34 Receive a stranger into your home and he will upset you with commotion, and will estrange you from your family. See the chapterMore versionsCommon English Bible34 If you allow strangers to live with you, they will twist you around in confusion and make you a stranger to your own family. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version34 From one spark, a great fire grows; and from one deceitful man, much blood flows. But a very sinful man lies in ambush for blood. See the chapterDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version34 Of one spark cometh a great fire, and of one deceitful man much blood: and a sinful man lieth in wait for blood. See the chapterGood News Translation (US Version)34 If you bring a stranger home with you, it will only cause trouble, even between you and your own family. See the chapterWorld English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers34 Receive a stranger into your house, and he will distract you with arguments and estrange you from your own family. See the chapter |