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Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 11:3-6 Good News Bible Anglicised (GNBDC)

3. Compared with most flying things, a bee is very small, but the honey it makes is the sweetest of foods.

4. Don't make fun of someone who has fallen on hard times and is dressed in rags. The Lord does wonderful things that human beings never notice.

5. Many are the kings who have ended their careers sitting on the ground, while their crowns were worn by people no one had heard of before.

6. Many are the rulers who have suffered disgrace. Many are the famous people who have fallen into the power of others.

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