“The commandments of God are irreproachable, because they contain nothing burdensome, but rather they are sweet. Whence it is said in Ecclesiasticus: "Nothing is better than the fear of God, and nothing is sweeter than to look upon the commandments of the Lord."”
Bonaventure, 13th c. — Collationes de Decem Praeceptis, Collation 1
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27And they that remain shall know that there is nothing better than the fear of the Lord, and that there is nothing sweeter than to take heed unto the commandments of the Lord.
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25Her children shall not take root, and her branches shall bring forth no fruit.
26She shall leave her memory to be cursed, and her reproach shall not be blotted out.
— Sirach 23:27 —
28It is great glory to follow the Lord, and to be received of him is long life.