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Sirach 40:18-20
Revised Standard Version
Sirach 40:18-20
Revised Standard Version
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.
Footnotes
- Sirach 40:18 Cn: Gk self-reliant worker
Revised Standard Version (RSV)
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