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Reflections for Daily Life

Chapter 25

Desirable Things and Undesirable Things

There are three things in which I delight,
    and they are beautiful in the sight of the Lord and of men:[a]
concord among brethren, friendship among neighbors,
    and a husband and wife who live in perfect harmony.
There are three kinds of men I hate,
    for their manner of life I consider loathsome:
a pride-filled poor man, a lying rich man,
    and a lecherous old fool.

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Footnotes

  1. Wisdom of Ben Sira 25:1 I delight . . . and of men: Greek reads: “I was beautified in three things and I stood in beauty before both the Lord and men.”