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Sirach 14:3 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" Riches are not appropriate for a stingy person. What would a miser do with money? "

Sirach 14:3

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1 Blessed is the man who has not slipped with his mouth, and doesn’t suffer from sorrow for sins.

2 Blessed is he whose soul does not condemn him, and who has not given up hope.

3 Riches are not appropriate for a stingy person. What would a miser do with money?

4 He who gathers by denying himself gathers for others. Others will revel in his goods.

5 If one is mean to himself, to whom will he be good? He won’t enjoy his possessions.

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Proverbs 28:22

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"A stingy man hurries after riches, and doesn’t know that poverty waits for him."

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Sirach 31:3

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"A rich man toils in gathering money together. When he rests, he is filled with his good things."

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"He who increases his wealth by excessive interest gathers it for one who has pity on the poor."

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"If therefore you have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?"

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"A man who has riches without understanding, is like the animals that perish."

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"So is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.”"

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Sirach 14:1

"Blessed is the man who has not slipped with his mouth, and doesn’t suffer from sorrow for sins."

Sirach 14:2

"Blessed is he whose soul does not condemn him, and who has not given up hope."

Sirach 14:4

"He who gathers by denying himself gathers for others. Others will revel in his goods."

Sirach 14:5

"If one is mean to himself, to whom will he be good? He won’t enjoy his possessions."

Sirach 14:6

"There is none more evil than he who is grudging to himself. This is a punishment for his wickedness."

Sirach 14:7

"Even if he does good, he does it in forgetfulness. In the end, he reveals his wickedness."

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