Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 10:27

κρείσσων ἐργαζόμενος καὶ περισσεύων ἐν πᾶσιν ἢ περιπατῶν δοξαζόμενος καὶ ἀπορῶν ἄρτων.
King James Version (KJV)

Better is he that laboureth, and aboundeth in all things, than he that boasteth himself, and wanteth bread.

Modern English

Better is the one who works and has plenty of everything than the one who boasts but lacks bread.

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