New American Bible, Revised Edition

Ben Sira 25:1-4 New American Bible, Revised Edition (NABRE)

1. With three things I am delighted,for they are pleasing to the Lord and to human beings:Harmony among relatives, friendship among neighbors,and a wife and a husband living happily together.

2. Three kinds of people I hate,and I loathe their manner of life:A proud pauper, a rich liar,and a lecherous old fool.

3. In your youth you did not gather.How will you find anything in your old age?

4. How appropriate is sound judgment in the gray-haired,and good counsel in the elderly!