Sirach 8:7-9

Common English Bible

⁷ Don’t celebrate
because someone has died;
    remember that we all will pass away.
⁸ Don’t neglect the conversation
of the wise,
        but keep returning to their proverbs,
    because you will learn instruction
    from them,
        how to minister to dignitaries.
⁹ Don’t reject the words of the aged,
    because they also learned
    from their elders,
    and you will learn understanding
    from them
    and how to give an answer
    when it is necessary.