Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 30:19

τί συμφέρει κάρπωσις εἰδώλῳ; οὔτε γὰρ ἔδεται οὔτε μὴ ὀσφρανθῇ· οὕτως ὁ ἐκδιωκόμενος ὑπὸ Κυρίου,
King James Version (KJV)

What good doeth the offering unto an idol? for neither can it eat nor smell: so is he that is persecuted of the Lord.

Modern English

What good is an offering made to an idol? It can neither eat nor smell — so it is with someone pursued by the Lord's judgment:

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