Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 14:10

ὀφθαλμὸς πονηρὸς φθονερὸς ἐπ᾿ ἄρτῳ καὶ ἐλλιπὴς ἐπὶ τῆς τραπέζης αὐτοῦ.
King James Version (KJV)

A wicked eye envieth [his] bread, and he is a niggard at his table.

Modern English

A stingy eye begrudges even bread, and he is miserly at his own table.

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