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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 14
In 4 translations
- KJV
- A wicked eye envieth his bread, and he is a niggard at his table.
- WEB
- A miser begrudges bread, and it is lacking at his table.
- DRC
- An evil eye is towards evil things: and he shall not have his fill of bread, but shall be needy and pensive at his own table.
- LXXE
- A wicked eye envieth [his] bread, and he is a niggard at his table.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Ὀφθαλμὸς πονηρὸς φθονερὸς ἐπʼ ἄρτῳ, καὶ ἐλλιπὴς ἐπὶ τῆς τραπέζης αὐτοῦ.