Old Testament readings use the Septuagint , the Scripture the apostles quoted. Masoretic numbering shown for reference.Learn why
LXX2012

Sirach 31:1

Watching for riches consumes the flesh, and the care thereof drives away sleep.

Parallel Translations

LXXView canonical →
The hopes of a man void of understanding are vain and false: and dreams lift up fools.
Brenton's Septuagint Translation
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