Sirach 25:5
Good News Translation
Wisdom, understanding, and sound counsel are appropriate to the aged and the respected.

New Revised Standard Version
How attractive is wisdom in the aged, and understanding and counsel in the venerable!

Contemporary English Version
Wisdom and understanding are just right for the old and honorable.

New American Bible
How appropriate is wisdom in the aged, understanding and counsel in the venerable!

Douay-Rheims Bible
The things that thou hast not gathered in thy youth, how shalt thou find them in thy old age?

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The things that thou hast not gathered in thy youth, how shalt thou find them in thy old age?

Sirach 25:3
Three sorts my soul hateth, and I am greatly grieved at their life:

Sirach 25:4
A poor man that is proud: a rich man that is a liar: an old man that is a fool, and doting.

Sirach 25:6
O how comely is judgment for a grey head, and for ancients to know counsel!

Sirach 25:7
O how comely is wisdom for the aged, and understanding and counsel to men of honour!

Context
Sirach 25
4A poor man that is proud: a rich man that is a liar: an old man that is a fool, and doting. 5The things that thou hast not gathered in thy youth, how shalt thou find them in thy old age? 6O how comely is judgment for a grey head, and for ancients to know counsel!…
Cross References
Sirach 25:3
Three sorts my soul hateth, and I am greatly grieved at their life:

Sirach 25:4
A poor man that is proud: a rich man that is a liar: an old man that is a fool, and doting.

Sirach 25:6
O how comely is judgment for a grey head, and for ancients to know counsel!

Sirach 25:7
O how comely is wisdom for the aged, and understanding and counsel to men of honour!



(Sir. Si Ecclesiasticus eccles eccl)

Sirach 25:4
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