Sirach 39:2-4

Wycliffe Bible

² He shall keep the telling(s) of (the) named men; and he shall enter (al)together into the hard sentences of parables. [The telling of the named men he shall keep; and into the slynesses of parables (al)together he shall enter.]

³ He shall seek out the privy things of proverbs; and he shall be conversant in the hid things of parables.

⁴ He shall minister in the midst of great men; and he shall appear in the sight of the chief judge. He shall pass into the land of alien folks; for he shall assay goods, and evils in all things.