Sirach 10:19-25

Common English Bible

¹⁹ What offspring are honorable?
Human offspring.
    What offspring are honorable?
    Those who fear the Lord.
    What offspring are dishonorable?
    Human offspring.
    What offspring are dishonorable?
    Those who violate
    the commandments.
²⁰ Among brothers and sisters,
their leader is honored,
    and those who fear the Lord
    are honored in his sight.^[a]
22 The rich, the heroes, and the poor—
    their pride is the fear of the Lord.
²³ It’s not right to dishonor
someone who is intelligent but poor,
    and it’s not proper to give glory
    to a sinful person.
²⁴ The official, the judge, and the ruler
will be glorified,
    but none of them are greater
    than the one who fears the Lord.
²⁵ Free people will serve the wise person
who has been enslaved,
    and a knowledgeable person
    won’t complain.