Sirach 10:26-31
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26 Be not overwise in doing thy business; and boast not thyself in the time of thy distress.
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27 Better is he that laboureth, and aboundeth in all things, than he that boasteth himself, and wanteth bread.
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28 My son, glorify thy soul in meekness, and give it honour according to the dignity thereof.
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29 Who will justify him that sinneth against his own soul? and who will honour him that dishonoureth his own life?
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30 The poor man is honoured for his skill, and the rich man is honoured for his riches.
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31 He that is honoured in poverty, how much more in riches? and he that is dishonourable in riches, how much more in poverty?