Sirach 20:17
Good News Translation
And he's right--he's a constant joke to everyone.

Contemporary English Version
They deserve to be mocked, and few people will pass up the chance.

Douay-Rheims Bible
A fool shall have no friend, and there shall be no thanks for his good deeds.

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A fool shall have no friend, and there shall be no thanks for his good deeds.

Sirach 20:15
He will give a few things, and upbraid much: and the opening of his mouth is the kindling of a fire.

Sirach 20:16
To day a man lendeth, and to morrow he asketh it again: such a man as this is hateful.

Sirach 20:18
For they that eat his bread, are of a false tongue. How often, and how many will laugh him to scorn!

Sirach 20:19
For he doth not distribute with right understanding that which was to be had: in like manner also that which was not to be had.

Context
Sirach 20
16To day a man lendeth, and to morrow he asketh it again: such a man as this is hateful. 17A fool shall have no friend, and there shall be no thanks for his good deeds. 18For they that eat his bread, are of a false tongue. How often, and how many will laugh him to scorn!…
Cross References
Sirach 20:15
He will give a few things, and upbraid much: and the opening of his mouth is the kindling of a fire.

Sirach 20:16
To day a man lendeth, and to morrow he asketh it again: such a man as this is hateful.

Sirach 20:18
For they that eat his bread, are of a false tongue. How often, and how many will laugh him to scorn!

Sirach 20:19
For he doth not distribute with right understanding that which was to be had: in like manner also that which was not to be had.



(Sir. Si Ecclesiasticus eccles eccl)

Sirach 20:16
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