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Sirach 30:17-19
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Sirach 30:17-19
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
17 Death is better than a miserable life,
and eternal rest[a] than chronic sickness.
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 an offering of fruit?
For it can neither eat nor smell.
So is he who is afflicted by the Lord;
Footnotes
- Sirach 30:17 Some authorities omit eternal rest
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (RSVCE)
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