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Sirach 40:27-29
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Sirach 40:27-29
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
27 The fear of the Lord is like a garden of blessing,
and covers a man[a] better than any glory.
The Disgrace of Begging
28 My son, do not lead the life of a beggar;
it is better to die than to beg.
29 When a man looks to the table of another,
his existence cannot be considered as life.
He pollutes himself with another man’s food,
but a man who is intelligent and well instructed guards against that.
Footnotes
- Sirach 40:27 Gk him
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (RSVCE)
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