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Mess Birthright Sell Pottage Person Accept Trivial Financial

Word Sell your birthright for a mess of pottage
Description If a person sells their birthright for a mess of pottage, they accept some trivial financial or other gain, but lose something much more important. 'Sell your soul for a mess of pottage' is an alternative form.

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