Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 14:5

ὁ πονηρὸς ἑαυτῷ τίνι ἀγαθὸς ἔσται; καὶ οὐ μὴ εὐφρανθήσεται ἐν τοῖς χρήμασιν αὐτοῦ.
King James Version (KJV)

He that is evil to himself, to whom will he be good? he shall not take pleasure in his goods.

Modern English

If a man is unkind to himself, who will he ever be kind to? He will get no pleasure even from his own goods.

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