Parallel SIR 40:28

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BrLXX Τέκνον, ζωὴν ἐπαιτήσεως μὴ βιώσῃς, κρεῖσσον ἀποθανεῖν ἢ ἐπαιτεῖν.
(Teknon, zōaʸn epaitaʸseōs maʸ biōsaʸs, kreisson apothanein aʸ epaitein. )

BrTr My son, lead not a beggar's life; for better it is to die than to beg.

WEBBE ⇔ My son, don’t lead a beggar’s life.
⇔ It is better to die than to beg.

KJB-1611 My sonne, lead not a beggers life: for better it is to die then to beg.
(My son, lead not a beggars life: for better it is to die then to beg.)