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

Sirach 34:1

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

Parallel Translations

LXX2012View canonical →
The hopes of a man void of understanding are vain and false: and dreams lift up fools.
Septuagint in American English (2012)
KJVView canonical →
The hopes of a man void of understanding are vain and false: and dreams lift up fools.
King James Version
WEBView canonical →
Vain and false hopes are for a man void of understanding. Dreams give wings to fools.
World English Bible