Ecclesiasticus 8:8
“Despise not the discourse of the wise, but acquaint thy selfe with their prouerbs; for of them thou shalt learne instruction, & how to serue great men with ease.”
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Ecclesiasticus 8:8 Context
6Dishonour not a man in his old age: for euen some of vs waxe old. 7Reioice not ouer thy greatest enemie being dead, but remember that we die all. 8Despise not the discourse of the wise, but acquaint thy selfe with their prouerbs; for of them thou shalt learne instruction, & how to serue great men with ease. 9Misse not the discourse of the Elders: for they also learned of their fathers, and of them thou shalt learne vnderstanding, and to giue answere as need requireth. 10Kindle not the coales of a sinner, lest thou be burnt with the flame of his fire.
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Despise not the discourse of the wise, but acquaint thyself with their proverbs: for of them thou shalt learn instruction, and how to serve great men with ease.
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