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Ben Sira 29:21
New American Bible (Revised Edition)

Frugality and Its Rewards[a]

21 Life’s prime needs are water, bread, and clothing,
    and also a house for decent privacy.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 29:21–28 Those who provide their own basic needs of food, clothing and dwelling, and are content with what they have, preserve their freedom and self-respect (vv. 21–23). But if they live as guests, even among the rich, they expose themselves to insult and rebuke (vv. 24–28).
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