Sirach 29:22
Thomson 1808
not in this edition
Brenton 1851
Better is the life of a poor man in a mean cottage, than delicate fare in another man's house.
Greek · Brenton
Κρείσσων βίος πτωχοῦ ὑπὸ σκέπην δοκῶν, ἢ ἐδέσματα λαμπρὰ ἐν ἀλλοτρίοις.