Travel.  Sir.34.9-12

⁹An educated man knows many things,
and one with much experience will speak with understanding.
¹⁰He that is inexperienced knows few things,
¹¹but he that has travelled acquires much cleverness.
¹²I have seen many things in my travels,
and I understand more than I can express.

Fear the LORD.  Sir.34.13-17

¹³I have often been in danger of death,
but have escaped because of these experiences.
¹⁴The spirit of those who fear the Lord will live,
¹⁵for their hope is in him who saves them.
¹⁶He who fears the Lord will not be timid,
nor play the coward, for he is his hope.
¹⁷Blessed is the soul of the man who fears the Lord!

Offering sacrifice.  Sir.34.18-35.12

¹⁸To whom does he look?
And who is his support?
¹⁹The eyes of the Lord are upon those who love him,
a mighty protection and strong support,
a shelter from the hot wind and a shade from noonday sun,
a guard against stumbling and a defence against falling.
²⁰He lifts up the soul and gives light to the eyes;
he grants healing, life, and blessing.
²¹If one sacrifices from what has been wrongfully obtained, the offering is blemished;
²²the gifts of the lawless are not acceptable.

²³The Most High is not pleased with the offerings of the ungodly;
and he is not propitiated for sins by a multitude of sacrifices.
²⁴Like one who kills a son before his father's eyes
is the man who offers a sacrifice from the property of the poor.
²⁵The bread of the needy is the life of the poor;
whoever deprives them of it is a man of blood.
²⁶To take away a neighbour's living is to murder him;
²⁷to deprive an employee of his wages is to shed blood.
²⁸When one builds and another tears down,
what do they gain but toil?
²⁹When one prays and another curses,
to whose voice will the Lord listen?
³⁰If a man washes after touching a dead body, and touches it again,
what has he gained by his washing?
³¹So if a man fasts for his sins,
and goes again and does the same things,
who will listen to his prayer?
And what has he gained by humbling himself?