Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 10:5

ἐν χειρὶ Κυρίου εὐοδία ἀνδρός, καὶ προσώπῳ γραμματέως ἐπιθήσει δόξαν αὐτοῦ.
King James Version (KJV)

In the hand of God is the prosperity of man: and upon the person of the scribe shall he lay his honour.

Modern English

In the hand of God is a person's success, and he gives honor to the one who governs well.

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