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

Sirach 31:1

The hopes of a man void of understanding are vain and false: and dreams lift up fools.

Parallel Translations

LXX2012View canonical →
Watching for riches consumes the flesh, and the care thereof drives away sleep.
Septuagint in American English (2012)
KJVView canonical →
Watching for riches consumeth the flesh, and the care thereof driveth away sleep.
King James Version
WEBView canonical →
Wakefulness that comes from riches consumes the flesh, and anxiety about it takes away sleep.
World English Bible