Sirach 40:16-18

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

¹⁶The reeds by any water or river bank
will be plucked up before any grass.
¹⁷Kindness is like a garden of blessings,
and almsgiving endures for ever.

The Joys of Life

¹⁸Life is sweet for the self-reliant and the worker,^[a]
but he who finds treasure is better off than both.

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Footnotes

Sirach 40:18 Cn: Gk self-reliant worker

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