Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision 1752

Ecclesiasticus 31:1-3 Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision 1752 (DRC1752)

1. WATCHING for riches consumeth the flesh, and the thought thereof driveth away sleep.

2. The thinking beforehand turneth away the understanding, and a grievous sickness maketh the soul sober.

3. The rich man hath laboured in gathering riches together, and when he resteth he shall be filled with his goods.