Ben Sira 3:17

17 My child, be humble in everything you do, and people will appreciate it more than gifts.

Ben Sira 3:17 In-Context

15 When you are in trouble, the Lord will remember your kindness and will help you; your sins will melt away like frost in warm sunshine.

16 Those who abandon their parents or give them cause for anger may as well be cursing the Lord; they are already under the Lord's curse.

17 My child, be humble in everything you do, and people will appreciate it more than gifts.

18 The greater you become, the more humble you should be; then the Lord will be pleased with you.

Footnotes

• [a] [Hebrew] people . . . gifts; [Greek] those whom the Lord approves will love you.