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Sirach 30:18-20
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
Sirach 30:18-20
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
Concerning Foods[a]
18 Good things poured out upon a mouth that is closed
are like offerings of food placed upon a grave.
19 Of what use to an idol is a sacrifice?
For it can neither eat nor smell.
So is one punished by the Lord;
20 he sees with his eyes and groans
as a eunuch groans when embracing a girl.[b]
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
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition (NRSVACE)
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