Sirach 40:16 - Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁶ The weed growing over every water, and at the bank of the river, shall be pulled up before all grass.

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Common English Bible

¹⁶ A reed by any water or riverbank will be pulled up before any grass.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁶ The weeds, which grow above every water and beside the banks of the river, will be uprooted before all the grass.

Good News Translation (US Version)

¹⁶ like reeds along a river bank, withering before any other plant.

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

¹⁶ The reeds by every water or river bank will be plucked up before all grass.

Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition

¹⁶ They are like the tall grass that grows beside a stream— when the stream runs dry, the grass quickly withers.

Sirach 40:16 Tagairtí Cros