Sirach 39:2-4

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

² he preserves the sayings of the famous
    and penetrates the subtleties of parables;
³ he seeks out the hidden meanings of proverbs
    and is at home with the obscurities of parables.
⁴ He serves among the great
    and appears before rulers;
he travels in foreign lands
    and learns what is good and evil in the human lot.