Sirach 25:7
Good News Translation
I will tell you about ten kinds of people that I feel fortunate to know, especially fortunate in the case of the tenth: someone who takes pride in his children, someone who lives to see his enemies fall,

New Revised Standard Version
I can think of nine whom I would call blessed, and a tenth my tongue proclaims: a man who can rejoice in his children; a man who lives to see the downfall of his foes.

Contemporary English Version
Ten kinds of people can be called truly happy: those who enjoy their children, and those who live long enough to see their enemies fall;

New American Bible
There are nine who come to mind as blessed, a tenth whom my tongue proclaims: The man who finds joy in his children, and the one who lives to see the downfall of his enemies.

Douay-Rheims Bible
O how comely is wisdom for the aged, and understanding and counsel to men of honour!

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

O how comely is wisdom for the aged, and understanding and counsel to men of honour!

Sirach 25:5
The things that thou hast not gathered in thy youth, how shalt thou find them in thy old age?

Sirach 25:6
O how comely is judgment for a grey head, and for ancients to know counsel!

Sirach 25:8
Much experience is the crown of old men, and the fear of God is their glory.

Sirach 25:9
Nine things that are not to be imagined by the heart have I magnified, and the tenth I will utter to men with my tongue.

Context
Sirach 25
6O how comely is judgment for a grey head, and for ancients to know counsel! 7O how comely is wisdom for the aged, and understanding and counsel to men of honour! 8Much experience is the crown of old men, and the fear of God is their glory.…
Cross References
Sirach 25:5
The things that thou hast not gathered in thy youth, how shalt thou find them in thy old age?

Sirach 25:6
O how comely is judgment for a grey head, and for ancients to know counsel!

Sirach 25:8
Much experience is the crown of old men, and the fear of God is their glory.

Sirach 25:9
Nine things that are not to be imagined by the heart have I magnified, and the tenth I will utter to men with my tongue.



(Sir. Si Ecclesiasticus eccles eccl)

Sirach 25:6
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