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Sirach 40:13
The money of the unjust will dry up like a river, and it will crash like loud thunder in a rainstorm.
The riches of the unjust shall be dried up like a river, and shall pass sway a noise like a great thunder in rain.
Wealth that has been obtained dishonestly is like a stream that runs full during a thunderstorm,
Wealth from injustice is like a flooding wadi, like a mighty stream with lightning and thunder,
That wealth whose source is wickedness will dry up like a river and vanish as quickly as a clap of thunder during a storm.
The wealth of the unjust will dry up like a river, and crash like a loud clap of thunder in a storm.
The wealth of the unjust will dry up like a river, and crash like a loud clap of thunder in a storm.
The wealth of the unjust will dry up like a river, and crash like a loud clap of thunder in a storm.
The wealth of the unjust will dry up like a river and crash like a loud clap of thunder in a storm.
The wealth of the unjust will dry up like a torrent, and crash like a loud clap of thunder in a rain.
The wealth of the unjust will dry up like a torrent, and crash like a loud clap of thunder in a rain.
The riches of unjust men shall be made dry as a flood; and shall sound as a great thunder in (the) rain. [The substances of unrightwise men as a flood shall be dried (up); and as a great thunder in rain they shall sound full.]
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