Sirach 25:5-7

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised

⁵How attractive is wisdom in the aged,
and understanding and counsel in the venerable!
⁶Rich experience is the crown of the aged,
and their boast is the fear of the Lord.

⁷I can think of nine whom I would call blessed,
and a tenth my tongue proclaims:
a man who can rejoice in his children;
a man who lives to see the downfall of his foes.

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