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Ben Sira 29:25

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25 You welcome the guests and pour the drinks, and nobody thanks you. Instead, people humiliate you by saying things like:
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23 Be happy with what you have, even if it isn't very much, and don't listen to anyone who would insult your home and family.
24 Going from house to house is a miserable way to live. Anywhere you go, you don't dare speak.
25 You welcome the guests and pour the drinks, and nobody thanks you. Instead, people humiliate you by saying things like:
26 "Stranger! Come here and set the table! I want to eat what you've got there! Give it here!
27 Go away, stranger! I've got an important guest! My brother is coming to visit, and I need the room!"
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.