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Sirach 29:23-25
Good News Translation
Sirach 29:23-25
Good News Translation
23 Be happy with what you have, even if it isn't very much, and don't listen to anyone who would insult your home and family.[a] 24 Going from house to house is a miserable way to live. Anywhere you go, you don't dare speak. 25 You welcome the guests and pour the drinks, and nobody thanks you. Instead, people humiliate you by saying things like:
Footnotes
- Sirach 29:23 don't listen...family; or don't listen to insults from your family; some manuscripts do not have these words; one ancient translation has don't get a reputation for living off other people.
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