Sirach 30:18
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Good things that are hidden in a mouth that is shut, are as messes of meat set about a grave.

Sirach 30:16
There is no riches above the riches of the health of the body: and there is no pleasure above the joy of the heart.

Sirach 30:17
Better is death than a bitter life, and everlasting rest, than continual sickness.

Sirach 30:19
What good shall an offering do to an idol? for it can neither eat, nor smell:

Sirach 30:20
So is he that is persecuted by the Lord, bearing the reward of his iniquity:

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Sirach 30
17Better is death than a bitter life, and everlasting rest, than continual sickness. 18Good things that are hidden in a mouth that is shut, are as messes of meat set about a grave. 19What good shall an offering do to an idol? for it can neither eat, nor smell:…
Cross References
Sirach 30:16
There is no riches above the riches of the health of the body: and there is no pleasure above the joy of the heart.

Sirach 30:17
Better is death than a bitter life, and everlasting rest, than continual sickness.

Sirach 30:19
What good shall an offering do to an idol? for it can neither eat, nor smell:

Sirach 30:20
So is he that is persecuted by the Lord, bearing the reward of his iniquity:



(Sir. Si Ecclesiasticus eccles eccl)

Sirach 30:17
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