5It is better to listen to the reprimand of a wise person
than to be listening to the song of fools,
6because like the sound of thistle twigs under a pot
is the laughter of fools
and this too is mere breath.
7because (surely?) oppression
can make a mockery out of a wise person,
and a gift can destroy the heart.
Teach us, good Lord,
to serve thee as thou deservest;
to give and not to count the cost;
to fight and not to heed the wounds;
to toil and not to seek for rest;
to labour and not to ask for any reward,
save that of knowing that we do thy will,
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen
St Ignatius