Sirach 40:29

ASV Byzantine Text ☆

A man that looketh unto the table of another, His life is not to be counted for a life; He will pollute his soul with another man’s meats: But a man wise and well-instructed will beware thereof.

Brenton English Septuagint ☆

The life of him that dependeth on another man's table is not to be counted for a life; for he polluteth himself with other men's meat: but a wise man well nurtured will beware thereof.

Douay-Rheims 1899 ☆

My son, in thy lifetime be not indigent: for it is better to die than to want.

King James Version + Apocrypha ☆

The life of him that dependeth on another man’s table is not to be counted for a life; for he polluteth himself with other men’s meat: but a wise man well nurtured will beware thereof.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph ☆

The life of him that dependeth on another man’s table is not to be counted for a life; For he polluteth himself with other men’s meat: But a wise man well nurtured will beware thereof.

LXX2012 U. S. English ☆

The life of him that depends on another man's table is not to be counted for a life; for he pollutes himself with other men's meat: but a wise man well nurtured will beware thereof.

British English Septuagint 2012 ☆

The life of him that depends on another man's table is not to be counted for a life; for he pollutes himself with other men's meat: but a wise man well nurtured will beware thereof.

Revised Version ☆

A man that looketh unto the table of another, His life is not to be counted for a life; He will pollute his soul with another man’s meats: But a man wise and well-instructed will beware thereof.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint ☆

The life of him that dependeth on another man’s table is not to be counted for a life; For he polluteth himself with other men’s meat: But a wise man well nurtured will beware thereof.

World English Bible (Catholic) ☆

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.

World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon ☆

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.

World English Bible Classic ☆

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.

World English Bible Updated ☆

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.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019 ☆

Hlang loh a hui kah caboei bung a sawt vaengah, a khosak long te khaw khosaknah la a poek moenih. Pakhat long tah hlang kah buh an soah a yah a voeih, Tedae aka cueih neh a thuituen hlang tah amah tuem uh.

Croatian Bible ☆

Čovjek koji neprestano gleda na tuđi stol ne živi životom života dostojnim. On kalja svoje grlo jelima tuđinskim, a obrazovan i odgojen čovjek toga se kloni.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius ☆

Een man, die naar andermans tafel moet snakken, Diens leven heet geen leven meer. Men bezoedelt zich met gekregen brokken; Een verstandig man krijgt er maagpijn van.

French Free Holy Bible for the World ☆

Un homme qui regarde la table d'un autre, sa vie ne doit pas être considérée comme une vie. Il va polluer son âme avec la nourriture d'une autre personne, mais une personne sage et bien instruite se méfiera de cela.

SEPTUAGINTA ☆

ἀνὴρ βλέπων εἰς τράπεζαν ἀλλοτρίαν, οὐκ ἔστιν αὐτοῦ ὁ βίος ἐν λογισμῷ ζωῆς, ἀλισγήσει ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ ἐν ἐδέσμασιν ἀλλοτρίοις· ἀνὴρ δὲ ἐπιστήμων καὶ πεπαιδευμένος φυλάξεται.

Brenton Septuagint ☆

Ἀνὴρ βλέπων εἰς τράπεζαν ἀλλοτρίαν, οὐκ ἔστιν αὐτοῦ ὁ βίος ἐν λογισμῷ ζωῆς, ἀλισγήσει τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ ἐν ἐδέσμασιν ἀλλοτρίοις· ἀνὴρ δὲ ἐπιστήμων καὶ πεπαιδευμένος φυλάξεται.

Clementine Vulgate 1598 ☆

[Fili, in tempore vitæ tuæ ne indigeas: melius est enim mori quam indigere.

Mashi Bible ☆

Omuntu okonolera ebya bene amasù, akalamo kâge karhakaderhwa kalamo. Kuli kushâhuka okukalâlira eby’embuga, omuntu balezire banamuhanûla, arhakômera eyo njira.

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Spanish BLL ☆

Un hombre que mira a la mesa de otro, su vida no debe ser considerada una vida. Contaminará su alma con la comida de otra persona, pero una persona sabia y bien instruida se cuidará de eso.

Spanish Free Bible for the World ☆

Un hombre que mira a la mesa de otro, su vida no debe ser considerada una vida. Contaminará su alma con la comida de otra persona, pero una persona sabia y bien instruida se cuidará de eso.