Common English Bible

Sirach 40:13-17 Common English Bible (CEB)

13. The money of the unjustwill dry up like a river,and it will crash like loud thunderin a rainstorm.

14. Generous people will rejoice,but those who sin will ultimately fail.

15. The offspring of the ungodlywon’t produce many branches,and they are polluted rootson sheer rock.

16. A reed by any water or riverbankwill be pulled up before any grass.

17. Kindness is like an orchard of blessings,and an act of charity will last forever.