Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 18:16

οὐχὶ καύσωνα ἀναπαύσει δρόσος; οὕτως κρείσσων λόγος ἢ δόσις.
King James Version (KJV)

Shall not the dew asswage the heat? so is a word better than a gift.

Modern English

Doesn't dew relieve the heat? So a kind word is better than a gift.

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