Forsake not an old friend, for the new is not comparable unto him. A new friend is as new wine: when it is old thou shalt drink it with pleasure.
Ecclesiasticus ix. 10.
He that toucheth pitch shall be defiled therewith.
Ecclesiasticus xiii. 1.
He will laugh thee to scorn.
Ecclesiasticus xiii. 7.
Gladness of heart is the life of man, and the joyfulness of a man prolongeth his days.
Ecclesiasticus xxx. 22.
Consider that I laboured not for myself only, but for all them that seek learning.
Ecclesiasticus xxxiii. 17.