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 18:8 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)8 What is man, and of what use is he? What is his good and what is his evil? See the chapterMore versionsCommon English Bible8 What are human beings, and what use are they? What’s good about them, and what’s evil about them? See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version8 The number of the days of men are as many as one hundred years. Like a drop of water in the ocean, so they are considered to be. And like a grain of sand on the shore, so do these few years compare to the days of all time. See the chapterDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version8 The number of the days of men at the most are a hundred years: as a drop of water of the sea are they esteemed: and as a pebble of the sand, so are a few years compared to eternity. See the chapterGood News Translation (US Version)8 What are human beings? Of what use are we? The good that we do—the evil that we do—what does it all mean? See the chapterWorld English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers8 What is mankind, and what purpose do they serve? What is their good, and what is their evil? See the chapter |