Sirach 39:26

26 Basic to all the necessities of human life are water, fire, iron, salt, fine flour, milk, honey, wine, oil, and clothing.

Sirach 39:26 In-Context

24 For the godly, his paths are straight, but for the lawless, there are obstacles.

25 From the beginning, good things have been made for good people, but bad things for sinners.

26 Basic to all the necessities of human life are water, fire, iron, salt, fine flour, milk, honey, wine, oil, and clothing.

27 For the godly, all these things are for good, but for sinners, they will turn into evil.

28 There are winds that have been created for vengeance, and they whip with strength in their wrath. At the moment of consummation, they will pour out their strength, and they will calm the wrath of their maker.

Footnotes

• [a] LXX blood of the grape