Ben Sira 11:1

1 If a poor person is wise, he has good reason to be proud, and he will be thought of as someone great.

Ben Sira 11:1 In-Context

1 If a poor person is wise, he has good reason to be proud, and he will be thought of as someone great.

2 Do not compliment a person on his good looks. On the other hand, do not look down on someone who is unattractive.

3 Compared to most flying things, a bee is very small, but the honey it makes is the sweetest of foods.

4 Don't make fun of someone who has fallen on hard times and is dressed in rags. The Lord does wonderful things that human beings never notice.

5 Many are the kings who have ended their careers sitting on the ground, while their crowns were worn by those no one had heard of before.