The chief thing for life is water, and bread, and clothing, and a house to cover shame.
KJV
Sirach 29:21
The chief thing for life is water, and bread, and clothing, and an house to cover shame.
Parallel Translations
The chief thing for life is water, and bread, and clothing, and an house to cover shame.
The essentials of life are water, bread, a garment, and a house for privacy.
A wicked man, transgressing the commandements of the Lord, shal fall into suretieshippe: and he that medleth muche with other mens busines, is intangled in controuersies.