Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 20:21

Ἔστι κωλυόμενος ἁμαρτάνειν ἀπὸ ἐνδείας, καὶ ἐν τῇ ἀναπαύσει αὐτοῦ οὐ κατανυγήσεται.
King James Version (KJV)

There is that is hindered from sinning through want: and when he taketh rest, he shall not be troubled.

Modern English

[There is one who is kept from sinning by poverty, and when he rests, his conscience does not trouble him.]

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