Sirach 4:6-8

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

⁶ For the prayer of him that curseth thee in the bitterness of his soul, shall be heard, for he that made him will hear him.

⁷ Make thyself affable to the congregation of the poor, and humble thy soul to the ancient, and bow thy head to a great man.

⁸ Bow down thy ear cheerfully to the poor, and pay what thou owest, and answer him peaceable words with mildness.