Wisdom of Ben Sira 6:19-21

New Catholic Bible

¹⁹ Approach her like one who plows and sows,
    and wait for her bountiful fruit.
For in cultivating her you will labor but little,
    and very soon you will enjoy her harvest.
²⁰ How harsh she seems to the undisciplined;
    the fool cannot abide her.
²¹ She will serve as a heavy stone to test him,
    and he will lose no time in casting her aside.