Sirach 40:29 - Catholic Public Domain Version Son, in your lifetime you should not be indigent, for it is better to die than to be destitute. 更多版本Common English Bible When people look to another person’s table, their way of life cannot be considered a life. They pollute themselves by eating someone else’s food, but a person who is intelligent and educated will guard against that. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version My son, in thy lifetime be not indigent: for it is better to die than to want. Good News Translation (US Version) If you have to depend on someone else for your food, you are not really living your own life. You pollute yourself by accepting food from another. Begging is torture to the soul of any sensitive person. World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers A man who looks to the table of another, his life is not to be considered a life. He will pollute his soul with another person’s food, but a wise and well-instructed person will beware of that. Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition If you have to beg for food, your life isn't your own, and you won't have any respect for yourself. If you are smart and have learned anything, you won't beg. Good News Bible (Anglicised) If you have to depend on someone else for your food, you are not really living your own life. You pollute yourself by accepting food from another. Begging is torture to the soul of any sensitive person. |