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Sirach 31:25 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" Don’t show yourself valiant in wine, for wine has destroyed many. "

Sirach 31:25

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23 People bless him who is liberal with his food. The testimony of his excellence will be believed.

24 The city will murmur at him who is a stingy with his food. The testimony of his stinginess will be accurate.

25 Don’t show yourself valiant in wine, for wine has destroyed many.

26 The furnace tests the temper of steel by dipping; so does wine test hearts in the quarreling of the proud.

27 Wine is as good as life to men, if you drink it in moderation. What life is there to a man who is without wine? It has been created to make men glad.

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Sirach 31:1

"Wakefulness that comes from riches consumes the flesh, and anxiety about it takes away sleep."

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"Wakeful anxiety will crave slumber. In a severe disease, sleep will be broken."

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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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"A poor man toils in lack of substance. When he rests, he becomes needy."

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"He who loves gold won’t be justified. He who follows destruction will himself have his fill of it."

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"Many have been given over to ruin for the sake of gold. Their destruction meets them face to face."

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