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Sirach 31:12-14
Good News Translation
Sirach 31:12-14
Good News Translation
Behavior at Dinner Parties
12 When you sit down at a fancy banquet, don't let your mouth hang open, and don't say,
Look at all that food! 13 It is impolite to have a greedy eye; remember that. Nothing in creation is greedier than the eye; that is why it sheds tears so often.[a] 14 Don't reach out for everything you see, and don't elbow people out of the way to get at the food.
Footnotes
- Sirach 31:13 Hebrew so often; Greek on every face.
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