Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 39:26

ἀρχὴ πάσης χρείας εἰς ζωὴν ἀνθρώπου, ὕδωρ, πῦρ, καὶ σίδηρος καὶ ἅλας καὶ σεμίδαλις πυροῦ καὶ μέλι καὶ γάλα, αἷμα σταφυλῆς καὶ ἔλαιον καὶ ἱμάτιον.
King James Version (KJV)

The principal things for the whole use of man's life are water, fire, iron, and salt, flour of wheat, honey, milk, and the blood of the grape, and oil, and clothing.

Modern English

The most essential things for human life are water, fire, iron, and salt, wheat flour, honey, milk, the juice of the grape, oil, and clothing.

← Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 39:25Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 39Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 39:27 →