Ecclesiasticus 40:27

Ecclesiasticus 40:27 Context

²⁴Brethren and help are against time of trouble: but alms shall deliver more than them both. ²⁵Gold and silver make the foot stand sure: but counsel is esteemed above them both. ²⁶Riches and strength lift up the heart: but the fear of the Lord is above them both: there is no want in the fear of the Lord, and it needeth not to seek help. ²⁷The fear of the Lord is a fruitful garden, and covereth him above all glory. ²⁸My son, lead not a beggar's life; for better it is to die than to beg. ²⁹The life of him that dependeth on another man's table is not to be counted for a life; for he polluteth himself with other men's meat: but a wise man well nurtured will beware thereof. ³⁰Begging is sweet in the mouth of the shameless: but in his belly there shall burn a fire.

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