18 Consider that I labored not for myself alone, but for all those who seek instruction. (WEB) 19 Hear me, you great men of the people, and listen with your ears, you rulers of the congregation. (WEB) 20 To son and wife, to brother and friend, don’t give power over yourself while you live, and don’t give your goods to another, lest you regret it and must ask for them. (WEB)
Sirach 33:18–20
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