Ben Sira 20:9

9 Bad luck can sometimes lead to success, and a stroke of good luck can sometimes lead to loss.

Ben Sira 20:9 In-Context

7 A wise person will not speak until the right moment, but a bragging fool doesn't know when that time is.

8 No one can stand a person who talks too long and will not give others a chance to speak.

9 Bad luck can sometimes lead to success, and a stroke of good luck can sometimes lead to loss.

10 Generosity will sometimes do you no good, but at other times it will repay you double.

11 Honor can be followed by disgrace, but there are people who have risen from obscurity to places of honor.