Wisdom of Ben Sira 13:14-16

New Catholic Bible

[¹⁴ When you hear these things, awake from your sleep;
    as long as you live, love the Lord and pray to him for your salvation.]^[a]
15 Every living thing loves its own kind,
    and every man loves someone like himself.
¹⁶ All creatures associate with their own kind,
    and every man sticks close to those like himself.