Sirach 25:8-10

Good News Translation

⁸     a man fortunate enough to have an understanding wife,
    a married couple who are well-matched,^[a]
    a person who never speaks sinfully,
    a person who doesn't have to work for someone less competent than himself,
⁹     someone fortunate enough to have a real friend,^[b]
    a person that people are happy to listen to,
¹⁰     and the really great one: someone who is wise.
    But the greatest one of all is the person who fears the Lord.