Old Testament readings use the Septuagint , the Scripture the apostles quoted. Masoretic numbering shown for reference.Learn why
KJV

Sirach 31:1

Watching for riches consumeth the flesh, and the care thereof driveth away sleep.

Parallel Translations

LXXView canonical →
The hopes of a man void of understanding are vain and false: and dreams lift up fools.
Brenton's Septuagint Translation
LXX2012View canonical →
Watching for riches consumes the flesh, and the care thereof drives away sleep.
Septuagint in American English (2012)
WEBView canonical →
Wakefulness that comes from riches consumes the flesh, and anxiety about it takes away sleep.
World English Bible
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