Sirach 10:5

5 A people's success belongs to the Lord, and he will give glory to the legal expert.

Sirach 10:5 In-Context

3 An uneducated king will ruin his people, and a city is founded on the intelligence of its rulers.
4 Authority over the earth belongs to the Lord, and he will identify the person who is right for the time.
5 A people's success belongs to the Lord, and he will give glory to the legal expert.
6 Don't become angry with your neighbor over every wrong, and don't do anything that offers a flagrant insult.
7 Arrogance is hateful to God and people, and injustice is wrong to both.

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Or he will glorify the scribe.
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