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Sirach 40:22-24
Revised Standard Version
Sirach 40:22-24
Revised Standard Version
22 The eye desires grace and beauty,
but the green shoots of grain more than both.
23 A friend or a companion never meets one amiss,
but a wife with her husband is better than both.
24 Brothers and help are for a time of trouble,
but almsgiving rescues better than both.
Revised Standard Version (RSV)
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright © 1946, 1952, and 1971 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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