Sirach 29:23

²¹The chief thing for life is water, and bread, And clothing, and a house to cover shame.

²²Better is the life of a poor man in a mean cottage, Than delicate fare in another man’s house.

— Sirach 29:23 —

²⁴For it is a miserable life to go from house to house: For where thou art a stranger, thou darest not open thy mouth.

²⁵Thou shalt entertain, and feast, and have no thanks: Moreover thou shalt hear bitter words: