Add parallel Print Page Options

18 The finest food means nothing if you are too sick to eat it; it might as well be offered to an idol.[a] 19 But there is no point in offering food to an idol; it can't eat it or smell it. It is just the same with someone whom the Lord has afflicted. 20 He looks at his food and sighs, like a castrated man hugging a young woman.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Sirach 30:18 Hebrew offered to an idol; Greek placed on a grave.

Bible Gateway Recommends

GNT 50th Anniversary Edition Bible
GNT 50th Anniversary Edition Bible
Retail: $9.99
Our Price: $13.56
Save: $-3.57 (-36%)
5.0 of 5.0 stars
GNT 50th Anniversary Edition Bible - Slightly Imperfect
GNT 50th Anniversary Edition Bible - Slightly Imperfect
Retail: $10.99
Our Price: $8.83
Save: $2.16 (20%)
Good News Bible - Maroon
Good News Bible - Maroon
Retail: $11.99
Our Price: $12.84
Save: $-0.85 (-7%)
4.0 of 5.0 stars
GNT Large Print Bible, 2nd Edition, Blue, Paperback
GNT Large Print Bible, 2nd Edition, Blue, Paperback
Retail: $19.99
Our Price: $21.41
Save: $-1.42 (-7%)
5.0 of 5.0 stars