Sirach 30:18

Concerning foods.

18 Good things that are poured out on a closed mouth are the same as food offerings placed on a grave.

Sirach 30:18 In-Context

16 No wealth is better than a healthy body, and no gladness is better than happiness in one's heart.

17 Death is better than a bitter life, and eternal rest is better than chronic illness.

18 Good things that are poured out on a closed mouth are the same as food offerings placed on a grave.

19 Of what use is an offering of fruit to an idol? It can't eat or smell. The person whom the Lord punishes is like this,

20 looking with the eyes and groaning like a eunuch who embraces a young woman and groans.

Footnotes

• [a]. The title appears in Gk manuscripts.