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Wisdom of Ben Sira 41:13-15
New Catholic Bible
Wisdom of Ben Sira 41:13-15
New Catholic Bible
13 The days of a good life are numbered,
but a good name lasts forever.
Final Instructions[a]
14 My children, keep my instructions,
and live in peace.
Concealed wisdom and buried treasure—
of what value is either?
15 Better is one who hides his folly
than one who hides his wisdom.
Footnotes
- Wisdom of Ben Sira 41:14 The idea that one has of shame or the concerns of human beings still reveals—as in the maxims that follow—a certain conception of life.
