Ben Sira 14:18-21 New American Bible, Revised Edition (NABRE)

18. As with the leaves growing on a luxuriant tree—one falls off and another sprouts—So with the generations of flesh and blood:one dies and another flourishes.

19. All human deeds surely perish;the works they do follow after them.

20. Happy those who meditate on Wisdom,and fix their gaze on knowledge;

21. Who ponder her ways in their heart,and understand her paths;

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