¶ Give not that which is holy to dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they tread them under their feet, and the other turn again and all to rent you.
Luke 15:16 - William Tyndale New Testament And he would fain have filled his belly with the cods, that the swine ate: and no man gave him. 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. |
¶ Give not that which is holy to dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they tread them under their feet, and the other turn again and all to rent you.
And he went, and clave to a citizen of that same country, which sent him to his field, to keep his swine.
¶ Then he came to himself and said: how many hired servants at my father's have bread enough, and I die for hunger.