Sirach 27:9-11

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

⁹ If thou followest justice, thou shalt obtain her: and shalt put her on as a long robe of honour, and thou shalt dwell with her: and she shall protect thee for ever, and in the day of acknowledgment thou shalt find a strong foundation.

¹⁰ Birds resort unto their like: so truth will return to them that practise her.

¹¹ The lion always lieth in wait for prey: so do sins for them that work iniquities.