Sirach 10:29-31

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised

²⁹Who will acquit those who condemn^[a] themselves?
    And who will honour those who dishonour themselves?^[b]
³⁰The poor are honoured for their knowledge,
    while the rich are honoured for their wealth.
³¹One who is honoured in poverty, how much more in wealth!
    And one dishonoured in wealth, how much more in poverty!

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Footnotes

Sirach 10:29 Heb: Gk sin against
Sirach 10:29 Heb Lat: Gk their own life

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