“Do not give what is holy to dogs, and do not throw your pearls before pigs, lest they trample them with their feet, and then turn and tear you to pieces.
Luke 15:16 - The Text-Critical English New Testament He longed to fill his belly with the carob pods the pigs were eating, but no one gave him anything. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And he would gladly have fed on and filled his belly with the carob pods that the hogs were eating, but [they could not satisfy his hunger and] nobody gave him anything [better]. [Jer. 30:14.] American Standard Version (1901) And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him. Common English Bible He longed to eat his fill from what the pigs ate, but no one gave him anything. Catholic Public Domain Version And he wanted to fill his belly with the scraps that the swine ate. But no one would give it to him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks the swine did eat; and no man gave unto him. |
“Do not give what is holy to dogs, and do not throw your pearls before pigs, lest they trample them with their feet, and then turn and tear you to pieces.
So he went and hired himself out to one of the citizens of that country, who sent him to his fields to feed pigs.
When he came to his senses, he said, ‘How many of my father's hired workers have an abundance of bread, while I perish with hunger!