Sirach 10:8-10

Wycliffe Bible

⁸ A realm is translated, either taken away, from a folk into folk for unrightfulnesses, and wrongs, and despisings, and diverse guiles. [Realm from folk into folk is borne over, for unrightwisenesses, and wrongs, and strives, and diverse treacheries.]

⁹ Nothing is curseder than an avarice man. What (or Why) art thou proud, thou earth and ashes? Nothing is worse, than for to love money; for why this man hath, yea, his soul set to (or for) sale, for in his life he hath cast away his innerest things. [Forsooth than the avarice man nothing is more full of hideous guilt. What pridest thou, earth and ashes? Nothing is more wicked, than to love money; this forsooth hath his soul sellable, or able to be sold, for in his life he threw away his inward things.]

¹⁰ Each power is short life (or is short-lived); long sickness grieveth the leech (or the physician). A leech (or The physician) cutteth away short sickness; so and a king is today, and tomorrow he shall die. [Of each mightihood short life; longer infirmity grieveth the leech. Short sickness the leech cutteth off; so and a king today is, and tomorrow shall die.]