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Ben Sira 1:4
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Ben Sira 1:4
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
4 Before all other things wisdom was created;
and prudent understanding, from eternity.[a]
Footnotes
- 1:4
Other ancient texts read as v. 5:
The wellspring of wisdom is the word of God in the heights,
and its runlets are the ageless commandments.
New American Bible (Revised Edition) (NABRE)
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