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Wisdom of Ben Sira 29:20-22
New Catholic Bible
Wisdom of Ben Sira 29:20-22
New Catholic Bible
20 Therefore, assist your neighbor according to your means,
but be careful not to fall yourself.
Rather Be Poor at Home than a Guest-Servant[a]
21 The basic necessities of life are water, bread, and clothing,
as well as a house to ensure privacy.
22 Preferable is the life of a poor man in a crude hut
than sumptuous banquets in someone else’s home.
Footnotes
- Wisdom of Ben Sira 29:21 The author does not like the obsequiousness of spongers and gives a lively critique of them.
