If they be not sent from the most High in thy visitation, set not thy heart upon them.
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Sirach 31:6
Many are destroied by the reason of golde, and haue founde their destruction before them.
Parallel Translations
Gold has been the ruin of many, and their destruction was present.
Gold hath been the ruin of many, and their destruction was present.
Many have been given over to ruin for the sake of gold. Their destruction meets them face to face.