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Sirach 38:33 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" They won’t be sought for in the council of the people. They won’t mount on high in the assembly. They won’t sit on the seat of the judge. They won’t understand the covenant of judgment. Neither will they declare instruction and judgment. They won’t be found where parables are. "

Sirach 38:33

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31 All these put their trust in their hands. Each becomes skillful in his own work.

32 Without these no city would be inhabited. Men wouldn’t reside as foreigners or walk up and down there.

33 They won’t be sought for in the council of the people. They won’t mount on high in the assembly. They won’t sit on the seat of the judge. They won’t understand the covenant of judgment. Neither will they declare instruction and judgment. They won’t be found where parables are.

34 But they will maintain the fabric of the age. Their prayer is in the handiwork of their craft.

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