Ben Sira 29:28

28 It is hard for a sensible person to bear scolding about lodging and the insults of the moneylender.

Ben Sira 29:28 In-Context

26 "Come here, stranger, prepare the table; let me eat what you have there."
27 "Be off, stranger, for an honored guest is here; my brother has come for a visit, and I need the guest-room."
28 It is hard for a sensible person to bear scolding about lodging and the insults of the moneylender.

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Or [scolding from the household]
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