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 13:24 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)24 Riches are good if they are free from sin, and poverty is evil in the opinion of the ungodly. See the chapterMore versionsCommon English Bible24 Wealth is good as long as it’s free of sin; the ungodly speak of poverty as an evil in and of itself. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version24 And just as humility is an abomination to the arrogant, so also does the rich man abhor the poor man. See the chapterDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version24 And as humility is an abomination to the proud: so also the rich man abhorreth the poor. See the chapterGood News Translation (US Version)24 There is nothing wrong with being rich if you haven't sinned to get that way. But there is nothing sinful about being poor, either. Only the ungodly think so. See the chapterWorld English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers24 Riches are good if they have no sin. Poverty is evil only in the opinion of the ungodly. See the chapter |
Sirach 13:24
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