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• The name of a man who has children or who has established a town will live on, but to have found wisdom is a greater good. Owning cattle and plantations brings fame, but a perfect wife is a richer blessing. (Ecclesiasticus 40, 19)

• It is always good for friends and companions to meet, better still for husband and wife. (Ecclesiasticus 40, 23)

• Gold and silver make for security but good advice is better. (Ecclesiasticus 40, 25)

• Wealth and strength give confidence, but good counsel is more esteemed than either. You cannot suffer loss when you fear the Lord, with it you have all the support you need. (Ecclesiasticus 40, 26)

• The Lord has decreed it for every living creature; why should you rebel against the good pleasure of the Most High? Whether you live for ten, a hundred or a thousand years, no one in the netherworld is concerned. (Ecclesiasticus 41, 4)

• Now I Shall remind you of the works of The Lord and relate what I have seen. The Lord's works depend on his word, and creation obeys his will. (Ecclesiasticus 42, 15)

• Not even to his holy ones has the Lord given full knowledge of all his marvelous works. The Lord, Master of the universe, has ordained that all should stand firm in his glory. (Ecclesiasticus 42, 17)

• He has ordered the marvelous works of his wisdom, from ever and for ever. Nothing can be added, nothing can be taken away and he has no need of counsel. (Ecclesiasticus 42, 21)

• All his works are beautiful, even to the smallest spark of light. (Ecclesiasticus 42, 22)

• Where shall we find the strength to glorify him? For he is the Mighty One, greater than all his works. (Ecclesiasticus 43, 28)

• Many mysteries greater than these still remain, for we have only seen a fraction of his works. The Lord has created all things and to upright men he has given wisdom. (Ecclesiasticus 43, 32)

• But now consider the godly men whose good deeds have not been forgotten. (Ecclesiasticus 44, 10)