Sirach 38:21 - Catholic Public Domain Version

²¹ You should not give your heart over to sadness, but push it away from you. And remember the very end.

Tuilleadh leaganacha

Common English Bible

²¹ Don’t forget that there’s no coming back; you won’t do them any good, and you will hurt yourself.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²¹ Give not up thy heart to sadness, but drive it from thee: and remember the latter end.

Good News Translation (US Version)

²¹ There is no way to bring the dead person back. All your sorrow does him no good, and it hurts you. Don't forget that.

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

²¹ Don’t forget it, for there is no returning again. You do him no good, and you would harm yourself.

Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition

²¹ You cannot bring back those who have died. Grieving won't help them, and it can harm you.

Sirach 38:21 Tagairtí Cros