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Sirach 40:16-18
Revised Standard Version
Sirach 40:16-18
Revised Standard Version
16 The reeds by any water or river bank
will be plucked up before any grass.
17 Kindness is like a garden of blessings,
and almsgiving endures for ever.
The Joys of Life
18 Life is sweet for the self-reliant and the worker,[a]
but he who finds treasure is better off than both.
Footnotes
- Sirach 40:18 Cn: Gk self-reliant worker
Revised Standard Version (RSV)
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright © 1946, 1952, and 1971 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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