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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 18

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 18:33

In 4 translations

KJV
Be not made a beggar by banqueting upon borrowing, when thou hast nothing in thy purse: for thou shalt lie in wait for thine own life, and be talked on.
WEB
Don’t be made a beggar by banqueting with borrowed money when you have nothing in your purse.The remainder of this verse is omitted by the best authorities.
DRC
Make not thyself poor by borrowing to contribute to feasts when thou hast nothing in thy purse: for thou shalt be an enemy to thy own life.
LXXE
Be not made a beggar by banqueting upon borrowing, when thou hast nothing in thy purse.

Original-language editions

LXX-Br
Μὴ γίνου πτωχὸς συμβολοκοπῶν ἐκ δανεισμοῦ, καὶ οὐδέν σοι ἐστὶν ἐν μαρσυπείῳ.

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