Good News Bible Anglicised

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 38:24-26 Good News Bible Anglicised (GNBDC)

24. Scholars must have time to study if they are going to be wise; they must be relieved of other responsibilities.

25. How can a farmhand gain knowledge, when his only ambition is to drive the oxen and make them work, when all he is able to talk about is livestock?

26. He takes great pains to plough a straight furrow and will work far into the night to feed the animals.