Sirach 36:23

Wives, friends, and counselors

23 The stomach will accept any food, but one kind of food is better than another.

Sirach 36:23 In-Context

21 Give a reward to those who wait for you, and let your prophets be found trustworthy.

22 Hear, Lord, the prayer of your household slaves according to your goodwill toward your people, and all those who live upon the earth will know that you are the Lord, the God of the ages.

23 The stomach will accept any food, but one kind of food is better than another.

24 As the palate tastes different types of game, so an intelligent mind tests false words.

25 A perverse heart will cause grief, but an experienced person will know how to give payback.