Sirach 10:8

8 Sovereignty passes from nation to nation because of injustice, pride, and money.

Sirach 10:8 In-Context

6 Don't become angry with your neighbor over every wrong, and don't do anything that offers a flagrant insult.

7 Arrogance is hateful to God and people, and injustice is wrong to both.

8 Sovereignty passes from nation to nation because of injustice, pride, and money.

9 How can dust and ashes be arrogant? Even when they are alive, human bodies are decaying.

10 A long illness mocks a doctor; today's king will die tomorrow.

Footnotes

• [a] LXXb adds For there is nothing more lawless than love of money, because such people put their own souls up for sale.