Sirach 38:23-25

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²³ When the dead are at rest, let their remembrance rest, too,
    and be comforted for them when their spirits have departed.^(A)

²⁴ The wisdom of the scribe depends on the opportunity of leisure;
    only the one who has little business can become wise.^(B)
25 How can one become wise who handles the plow
    and who glories in the shaft of a goad,
who drives oxen and is occupied with their work,
    and whose talk is about the offspring of bulls?