Common English Bible

Sirach 14:22-27 Common English Bible (CEB)

22. Pursue her like a hunter,and lie in wait by her paths.

23. Those who peer into her windowswill also listen at her doorways.

24. Those who lodge near her housewill also fasten a tent peg in her walls.

25. They will pitch their tent close at handand will find accommodationin a lodging place full of good things.

26. They will put their childrenunder her shelter,and will encamp under her branches.

27. She will shelter them from the heat,and they will dwell in her glory.