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Wisdom of Ben Sira 30:18-20
New Catholic Bible
Wisdom of Ben Sira 30:18-20
New Catholic Bible
18 Gourmet foods set before one who cannot eat
are like delicacies placed on a grave.
19 Of what use is a sacrifice to an idol
that can neither taste nor smell?
So it is with the man afflicted by the Lord;
20 he gazes and groans,
as a eunuch groans when embracing a maiden.
[So it is with the one who does right under obligation.][a]
Footnotes
- Wisdom of Ben Sira 30:20 Added by some early MSS.