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Wisdom of Ben Sira 31:1-2
New Catholic Bible
Wisdom of Ben Sira 31:1-2
New Catholic Bible
Chapter 31
The Right Attitude toward Riches[a]
1 Sleeplessness over wealth causes a man to lose weight,
and the resultant anxiety drives away sleep.
2 Apprehension prevents slumber
just as a serious illness banishes sleep.
Footnotes
- Wisdom of Ben Sira 31:1 If gold seduces by its prestige, it undermines the health of its devotees and exposes them to sin, as Jesus will also indicate later: “It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God” (Lk 18:25).
