Catholic Public Domain Version

Sirach 30:17-20 Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)

17. Death is better than a bitter life. And eternal rest is better than continual sickness.

18. Good things hidden in a closed mouth are like seats at a feast placed around a grave.

19. What benefit is there in an offering to an idol? For it can neither eat, nor smell.

20. So is he who flees from the Lord, carrying the wages of his iniquity.