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 17:31 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)31 What is brighter than the sun? Yet its light fails. So flesh and blood devise evil. See the chapterMore versionsCommon English Bible31 What shines brighter than the sun? Even that fails. Flesh and blood will hanker after evil. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version31 He beholds the power of the heights of heaven. And all men are earth and ashes. See the chapterDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version31 He beholdeth the power of the height of heaven: and all men are earth and ashes. See the chapterGood News Translation (US Version)31 Nothing is brighter than the sun, but even the sun's light fails during an eclipse. How much easier it is for human thoughts to be eclipsed by evil! See the chapterWorld English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers31 What is brighter than the sun? Yet even this can be eclipsed. So flesh and blood devise evil. See the chapter |