I know I sound like a broken record but lots of sage advice in chapter 11!
When talking about appearances Ben Sira reminds us that the bee is small but produces honey v3. It's a play on the old adage: looks can be deceiving.
Do not find fault before you investigate; do not answer before you listen; do not argue about a matter that doesn't concern you; How many figths and arguments would be avoided if we just took those three pieces of advice into our hearts?
Verse 14 is a particularly challenging verse-"Good things and bad, life and death, poverty and wealth, come from the Lord." I think about how many times I say God has blessed me but I am generally only thinkking about the good things that happen in my life. Ben Sira reminds us that everything is of God.
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