Holy Scripture
Sirach 38:25
Source: Septuagint
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25How can he get wisdom that holdeth the plow, And that glorieth in the goad, That driveth oxen, and is occupied in their labors, And whose talk is of bullocks?
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23When the dead is at rest, let his remembrance rest; And be comforted for him when his spirit is departed from him.
24The wisdom of a learned man cometh by opportunity of leisure: And he that hath little business shall become wise.
— Sirach 38:25 —
26He giveth his mind to make furrows; And is diligent to give the kine fodder.
27So every carpenter and workmaster, That laboreth night and day: And they that cut and grave seals, And are diligent to make great variety, And give themselves to counterfeit imagery, And watch to finish a work: