Sirach 33:19–27
19Hear me, you great men of the people, and listen with your ears, you rulers of the congregation.↗
20To son and wife, to brother and friend, don’t give power over yourself while you live, and don’t give your goods to another, lest you regret it and must ask for them.↗
21While you still live and breath is in you, don’t give yourself over to anybody.↗
22For it is better that your children should ask from you than that you should look to the hand of your children.↗
23Excel in all your works. Don’t bring a stain on your honor.↗
24In the day that you end the days of your life, in the time of death, distribute your inheritance.↗
25Fodder, a stick, and burdens are for a donkey. Bread, discipline, and work are for a servant.↗
26Set your slave to work, and you will find rest. Leave his hands idle, and he will seek liberty.↗
27Yoke and whip will bow the neck. For an evil slave there are racks and tortures.↗
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