I, my children, measured and wrote every work and every measure and every righteous judgment.
2Just as one year is more honorable than another, so is one man more honorable than another: some for great possessions, some for wisdom of heart, others for particular intellect, some for cunning, one for silence of lips, another for cleanliness, one for strength, another for beauty, one for youth, another for sharp intelligence, one for form of body, another for sensibility.
3But let it be heard everywhere: there is no one better than he who fears God; he will be more glorious in the time to come.