Sirach 37:31-34

{37:31} For not all things are fitting for all persons, and not every kind of thing is agreeable to every soul.
{37:32} Do not choose to be eager during any feast, and you should not act with excess toward any food.
{37:33} For in excessive eating there will be infirmity, and gluttony will continue even unto illness.
{37:34} By excessive drinking, many have passed away. But he who abstains will add to his life.

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Sirach 37:26-30

{37:26} A wise man instructs his own people, and the fruit of his understanding is faithful.
{37:27} A wise man will be filled with blessings, and those who see will praise him.
{37:28} The life of a man is in the number of his days. But the days of Israel are innumerable.
{37:29} A wise man will inherit honor among the people, and his name will live in eternity.
{37:30} Son, test your own mind in your life, and if it is lacking, you should not give it authority.

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