Sirach 29:20-22

Good News Translation

²⁰ So help your neighbor as much as you can, but protect yourself against the dangers involved.

Home and Hospitality

²¹ The necessities of life are water, food, clothing, and a home where you can have privacy. ²² It is better to be poor and live under your own crude roof than to enjoy lavish banquets in other people's homes.