Ben Sira 25:2-4
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
2 Three kinds of people I hate,
and I loathe their manner of life:
A proud pauper, a rich liar,
and a lecherous old fool.
3 In your youth you did not gather.
How will you find anything in your old age?
4 How appropriate is sound judgment in the gray-haired,
and good counsel in the elderly!
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