10 A miser begrudges bread, and it is lacking at his table. (WEB)
Sirach 14:10
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Proverbs 23:5–7
5 When you glance at wealth, it disappears, for it makes wings for itself and flies like an eagle to the sky. 6 Do not eat the bread of a stingy man, and do not crave his delicacies; 7 for he is keeping track, inwardly counting the cost. “Eat and drink,” he says to y…
Proverbs 28:21–23
21 To show partiality is not good, yet a man will do wrong for a piece of bread. 22 A stingy man hastens after wealth and does not know that poverty awaits him. 23 He who rebukes a man will later find more favor than one who flatters with his tongue.
Sirach 31:23–25
23 People bless him who is liberal with his food. The testimony of his excellence will be believed. (WEB) 24 The city will murmur at him who is a stingy with his food. The testimony of his stinginess will be accurate. (WEB) 25 Don’t show yourself valiant in wine, for wine has destr… (WEB)
Sirach 14:2–4
2 Blessed is he whose soul does not condemn him, and who has not given up hope. (WEB) 3 Riches are not appropriate for a stingy person. What would a miser do with money? (WEB) 4 He who gathers by denying himself gathers for others. Others will revel in his goods. (WEB)
Sirach 31:11–13
11 His prosperity will be made sure. The congregation will proclaim his alms. (WEB) 12 Do you sit at a great table? Don’t be greedy there. Don’t say, “There is a lot of food on it!” (WEB) 13 Remember that a greedy eye is a wicked thing. What has been created more greedy than an eye… (WEB)
Job 33:19–21
19 A man is also chastened on his bed with pain and constant distress in his bones, 20 so that he detests his bread, and his soul loathes his favorite food. 21 His flesh wastes away from sight, and his hidden bones protrude.
Sirach 34:20–22
20 Like one who kills a son before his father’s eyes is he who brings a sacrifice from the goods of the poor. (WEB) 21 The bread of the needy is the life of the poor. He who deprives him of it is a man of blood. (WEB) 22 Like one who murders his neighbor is he who takes away his li… (WEB)
Sirach 10:26–28
26 Don’t flaunt your wisdom in doing your work. Don’t boast in the time of your distress. (WEB) 27 Better is he who labors and abounds in all things, than he who boasts and lacks bread. (WEB) 28 My son, glorify your soul in humility, and ascribe to yourself honor according to your… (WEB)
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