Sirach 39:3-5

Wycliffe Bible

³ He shall seek out the privy things of proverbs; and he shall be conversant in the hid things of parables.

⁴ He shall minister in the midst of great men; and he shall appear in the sight of the chief judge. He shall pass into the land of alien folks; for he shall assay goods, and evils in all things.

⁵ He shall give his heart to wake early to the Lord that made him; and he shall beseech [or he shall lowly pray] in the sight of the Highest. He shall open his mouth in prayer; and he shall beseech for his trespasses.