Sirach 14:20–27

20 Every work that is corruptible shall fail in the end: and the worker thereof shall go with it.

21 And every excellent work shall be justified: and the worker thereof shall be honoured therein.

22 Blessed is the man that shall continue in wisdom, and that shall meditate in his justice, and in his mind shall think of the all seeing eye of God.

23 He that considereth her ways in his heart, and hath understanding in her secrets, who goeth after her as one that traceth, and stayeth in her ways.

24 He who looketh in at her windows, and hearkeneth at her door.

25 He that lodgeth near her house, and fastening a pin in her walls shall set up his tent high unto her, where good things shall rest in his lodging for ever.

26 He shall set his children under her shelter, and shall lodge under her branches:

27 He shall be protected under her covering from the heat, and shall rest in her glory.

Sirach 14:20–27 — New Revised Standard Version: Updated Edition (NRSVue)

19 Every work decays and ceases to exist,

and the one who made it will pass away with it.

20 Happy are those who meditate on wisdom

and who reason intelligently,

21 who reflect in their hearts on her ways

and ponder her secrets,

22 pursuing her like a hunter

and lying in wait on her paths;

23 who peer through her windows

and listen at her doors;

24 who camp near her house

and fasten their tent pegs to her walls;

25 who pitch their tents near her

and so occupy an excellent lodging place;

26 who place their children under her shelter

and lodge under her boughs;

27 who are sheltered by her from the heat

and dwell in the midst of her glory.

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