Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 20:15

ὀλίγα δώσει καὶ πολλὰ ὀνειδίσει καὶ ἀνοίξει τὸ στόμα αὐτοῦ ὡς κῆρυξ· σήμερον δανιεῖ καὶ αὔριον ἀπαιτήσει, μισητὸς ἄνθρωπος ὁ τοιοῦτος.
King James Version (KJV)

He giveth little, and upbraideth much; he openeth his mouth like a crier; to day he lendeth, and to morrow will he ask it again: such an one is to be hated of God and man.

Modern English

He gives little and complains much; he opens his mouth like a town crier — today he lends, and tomorrow he demands it back; such a man is hated by God and man alike.

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