Ben Sira 44:6

6 rich and powerful men living peacefully at home.

Ben Sira 44:6 In-Context

4 There were statesmen whose policies governed the people, rulers who issued decrees, scholars who spoke wise words, and those who used pointed proverbs,

5 poets, and composers of music,

6 rich and powerful men living peacefully at home.

7 All of these were famous in their own times, honored by the people of their day.

8 Some of them left a reputation, and people still praise them today.