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

• [a] Or he will glorify the scribe.