Sirach 9:15-17

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

¹⁵ Let your conversation be with intelligent people,
    and let all your discussion be about the law of the Most High.
¹⁶ Let the righteous be your dinner companions,
    and let your glory be in the fear of the Lord.

¹⁷ A work is praised for the skill of the artisan;
    so a people’s leader is proved wise by his words.