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 23:3 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)3 in order that my mistakes may not be multiplied, and my sins may not abound; then I will not fall before my adversaries, and my enemy will not rejoice over me. See the chapterMore versionsCommon English Bible3 Otherwise, my acts of ignorance might multiply, and my sins might increase, and I’ll fall before my adversaries, and my enemy will rejoice over me. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version3 And they intend that my ignorances would increase, and my offenses be multiplied, and my sins abound. And so I would fall in the sight of my adversaries, and be rejoiced over by my enemy. See the chapterDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version3 Lest my ignorances increase, and my offences be multiplied, and my sine abound, and I fall before my adversaries, and my enemy rejoice over me? See the chapterGood News Translation (US Version)3 Then I would not keep on sinning, making one mistake after another. I could not fall to my enemies and be humiliated by them. See the chapterWorld English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers3 Otherwise my errors might be multiplied, and my sins abound, I fall before my adversaries, and my enemy rejoice over me. See the chapter |