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Sirach 25:7-9
Good News Translation
Sirach 25:7-9
Good News Translation
7 I will tell you about ten kinds of people that I feel fortunate to know, especially fortunate in the case of the tenth:
someone who takes pride in his children,
someone who lives to see his enemies fall,
8 a man fortunate enough to have an understanding wife,
a married couple who are well-matched,[a]
a person who never speaks sinfully,
a person who doesn't have to work for someone less competent than himself,
9 someone fortunate enough to have a real friend,[b]
a person that people are happy to listen to,
Footnotes
- Sirach 25:8 Hebrew and one ancient translation a married couple...well-matched; Greek does not have these words.
- Sirach 25:9 Some ancient translations real friend; Greek good sense.
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