Sirach 40:18-20

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition

¹⁸ A life of abundance and wages make life sweet,^[a]
    but better than either is finding a treasure.
¹⁹ Children and the building of a city establish one’s name,
    but better than either is the one who finds wisdom.
Cattle and orchards make one prosperous,^[b]
    but a blameless wife is accounted better than either.^(A)
20 Wine and music gladden the heart,
    but the love of friends^[c] is better than either.^(B)