Sirach 30:18-20

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Concerning Foods^[a]

¹⁸Good things poured out upon a mouth that is closed
    are like offerings of food placed upon a grave.
¹⁹Of what use to an idol is a sacrifice?
    For it can neither eat nor smell.
So is the one punished by the Lord;
²⁰he sees with his eyes and groans
    as a eunuch groans when embracing a girl.^[b]

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Footnotes

Sirach 30:18 This heading is included in the Gk text; other ancient authorities place the heading before verse 16
Sirach 30:20 Other ancient authorities add So is the person who does right under compulsion

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