Sirach 39:3-5

Common English Bible

³ They will seek out
the hidden meanings of proverbs,
    and will live with the puzzles of parables.
⁴ They will serve among the great
    and appear before rulers.
They will travel in foreign lands,
    because they will test what’s good
    and what’s evil in people.
⁵ They will commit themselves to rise early,
        to seek the Lord who made them,
    and to pray to the Most High.
        They will open their mouth in prayer
            and ask forgiveness for their sins.