The King James Version Bible

Sirach 39:10-13

  1. Nations shall shew forth his wisdom, and the congregation shall declare his praise.

  2. If he die, he shall leave a greater name than a thousand: and if he live, he shall increase it.

  3. Yet have I more to say, which I have thought upon; for I am filled as the moon at the full.

  4. Hearken unto me, ye holy children, and bud forth as a rose growing by the brook of the field: