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16 The reeds by any water or river bank
    are plucked up before any grass;
17 but kindness is like a garden of blessings,
    and almsgiving endures forever.

The Joys of Life

18 Wealth and wages make life sweet,[a]
    but better than either is finding a treasure.

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Footnotes

  1. Sirach 40:18 Heb: Gk Life is sweet for the self-reliant worker

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