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The Joys of Life

18 Life is sweet for the self-reliant and the worker,[a]
    but he who finds treasure is better off than both.
19 Children and the building of a city establish a man’s name,
    but a blameless wife is accounted better than both.
20 Wine and music gladden the heart,
    but the love of wisdom is better than both.

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Footnotes

  1. Sirach 40:18 Cn: Gk self-reliant worker

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