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World English Bible (Catholic) · Scripture text

Sirach 40:28–30

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²⁸My son, don’t lead a beggar’s life. It is better to die than to beg.↗

²⁹A man who looks to the table of another, his life is not to be considered a life. He will pollute his soul with another person’s food, but a wise and well-instructed person will beware of that.↗

³⁰Begging will be sweet in the mouth of the shameless, but it kindles a fire in his belly.↗

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