Sirach 7:17 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

¹⁷ Humble yourself greatly, for the punishment of the ungodly is fire and worms.

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Common English Bible

¹⁷ Humble your whole being as much as possible, because fire and worms are the punishment of the ungodly.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁷ You should not consider yourself to be among the multitude of the undisciplined.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁷ Number not thyself among the multitude of the disorderly.

Good News Translation (US Version)

¹⁷ Be very humble, because the decay of death awaits us all.

World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers

¹⁷ Humble your soul greatly, for the punishment of the ungodly man is fire and the worm.

Sirach 7:17 Cross References