Ben Sira 25:8-10
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
8 Happy the man who lives with a sensible woman,
and the one who does not plow with an ox and a donkey combined.[a]
Happy the one who does not sin with the tongue,
who does not serve an inferior.
9 Happy the one who finds a friend,
who speaks to attentive ears.
10 How great is the one who finds wisdom,
but none is greater than the one who fears the Lord.
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