Cross References Begging will be sweet in the mouth of the unwise, but in his belly there shall burn a fire. Sirach 40:30 The life of him that looketh toward another man's table is not to be counted a life: for he feedeth his soul with another man's meat. Sirach 40:31 But a man, well instructed and taught, will look to himself. Sirach 41:1 O death, how bitter is the remembrance of thee to a man that hath peace in his possessions! Sirach 41:2 To a man that is at rest, and whose ways are prosperous in all things, and that is yet able to take meat! Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Begging will be sweet in the mouth of the unwise, but in his belly there shall burn a fire. Sirach 40:30The life of him that looketh toward another man's table is not to be counted a life: for he feedeth his soul with another man's meat. Sirach 40:31 But a man, well instructed and taught, will look to himself. Sirach 41:1 O death, how bitter is the remembrance of thee to a man that hath peace in his possessions! Sirach 41:2 To a man that is at rest, and whose ways are prosperous in all things, and that is yet able to take meat! Context Sirach 40…31But a man, well instructed and taught, will look to himself. 32Begging will be sweet in the mouth of the unwise, but in his belly there shall burn a fire. … |
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