1 I enjoy three things, and they are beautiful before the Lord and men: the agreement of kindred, the friendship of neighbors, and a woman and her husband who walk together in agreement. (WEB) 2 But my soul hates three sorts of people, and I am greatly offended at their life: a poor man who is arrogant, a rich man who is a liar, and an old fool who is an adulterer. (WEB)
Sirach 25:1–2
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Sirach 25:7–9
7 There are nine things that I have thought of, and in my heart counted happy, and the tenth I will utter with my tongue: a man who has joy with his children, and a man who lives and sees the fall of his enemies. (WEB) 8 Happy is he who dwells with a wife of understandi… (WEB)
Proverbs 30:20–22
20 This is the way of an adulteress: She eats and wipes her mouth and says, ‘I have done nothing wrong.’ 21 Under three things the earth trembles, under four it cannot bear up: 22 a servant who becomes king, a fool who is filled with food,
Sirach 26:27–29
27 A loud crying woman and a scold shall be sought out to drive away the enemies. (KJV) 28 For two things my heart is grieved, and for the third anger comes upon me: a warrior who suffers for poverty, men of understanding who are counted as garbage, and one who turns back… (WEB)
Sirach 50:24–26
24 to entrust his mercy with us, and let him deliver us in his time! (WEB) 25 With two nations my soul is vexed, and the third is no nation: (WEB) 26 Those who sit on the mountain of Samaria, the Philistines, and the foolish people who live in Shechem. (WEB)
Proverbs 30:28–30
28 and the lizard can be caught in one’s hands, yet it is found in the palaces of kings. 29 There are three things that are stately in their stride, and four that are impressive in their walk: 30 a lion, mighty among beasts, refusing to retreat before anything;
Sirach 26:4–6
4 Whether a man is rich or poor, a good heart makes a cheerful face at all times. (WEB) 5 Of three things my heart was afraid, and concerning the fourth kind I made supplication: The slander of a city, the assembly of a mob, and a false accusation. All these are more gr… (WEB)
Proverbs 19:21–23
21 Many plans are in a man’s heart, but the purpose of the LORD will prevail. 22 The desire of a man is loving devotion; better to be poor than a liar. 23 The fear of the LORD leads to life, that one may rest content, without visitation from harm.
Testament of Joseph 2:59–61
59 Do ye also, therefore, love one another, and with long-suffering hide ye one another's faults. (T12) 60 For God delighteth in the unity of brethren, and in the purpose of a heart that takes pleasure in love. (T12) 61 And when my brethren came into Egypt they learnt that I had re… (T12)
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