Ben Sira 25:1

1 I take pleasure in three things, and they are beautiful in the sight of God and of mortals: agreement among brothers and sisters, friendship among neighbors, and a wife and a husband who live in harmony.

Ben Sira 25:1 In-Context

1 I take pleasure in three things, and they are beautiful in the sight of God and of mortals: agreement among brothers and sisters, friendship among neighbors, and a wife and a husband who live in harmony.

2 I hate three kinds of people, and I loathe their manner of life: a pauper who boasts, a rich person who lies, and an old fool who commits adultery.

3 If you gathered nothing in your youth, how can you find anything in your old age?

4 How attractive is sound judgment in the gray-haired, and for the aged to possess good counsel!

5 How attractive is wisdom in the aged, and understanding and counsel in the venerable!

Footnotes

• [a]. Syr Lat: Gk [In three things I was beautiful and I stood in beauty before the Lord and mortals.]