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

Sirach 31:5

He that loves gold shall not be justified, and he that follows corruption shall have enough thereof.

Parallel Translations

LXXView canonical →
Divinations, and soothsayings, and dreams, are vain: and the heart fancieth, as a woman's heart in travail.
Brenton's Septuagint Translation
KJVView canonical →
He that loveth gold shall not be justified, and he that followeth corruption shall have enough thereof.
King James Version
WEBView canonical →
He who loves gold won’t be justified. He who follows destruction will himself have his fill of it.
World English Bible