Ecclesiasticus 51:38
Work your work before the time, and he will give you your reward in his time.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Operamini opus vestrum ante tempus, et dabit vobis mercedem vestram in tempore suo.
- Septuagint (Swete) shown from Ecclesiasticus 51:30
- ἐργάζεσθε τὸ ἔργον ὑμῶν πρὸ καιροῦ, καὶ δώσει τὸν μισθὸν ὑμῶν ἐν καιρῷ αὐτοῦ.
Haydock's commentary
The time. It is never too soon to be wise. In doing good let us not fail, (Galatians vi. 9.) in order to obtain that food, which remains for ever, Isaias vi. 7. Fear God, and keep his commandments, for this is all man, Ecclesiastes xii. 13. (Calmet)
This is the sum of the sapiential works, and of all the Scriptures: To depart from evil is understanding, Job xxviii. 28. (Haydock)
From Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary, 1859, in the transcription made by Todd Easton and kept online by John Paul Wohlschied at johnblood.gitlab.io/haydock.