Ben Sira 14:15-25

15 Some day all that you have worked for will be divided up and given to others.

16 So be generous; but also be willing to receive from others. Enjoy yourself, for you will not find any pleasures in the world of the dead.

17 The human body wears out like a piece of clothing. The ancient law decrees that we must die.

18 Human beings are like leaves on a spreading tree. New growth takes the place of the fallen leaves; while some of us die, others are being born.

19 Everything made by human hands will decay and perish, along with the person who made it.

20 It is a happy person who is concerned with Wisdom and who uses good sense. ¹

21 Anyone who studies the ways of Wisdom will also learn her secrets.

22 Go after Wisdom like a hunter looking for game.

23 Look into her windows and listen at her doors.

24 Camp as close to her house as you can get,

25 and you will have a fine place to live.

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