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16 Like a terebinth oak
I spread out my branches,
    and my branches were glorious
    and graceful.
17 Gracious favor was the leaf
that I put forth like a vine,
    and honor and wealth
    were the fruit that my blossoms bore.[a]

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  1. Sirach 24:17 LXXb adds 24:18 I am the mother of beautiful love, of awe, of knowledge, and of devout hope, and I grant them, together with all things, to my children eternally generated gifts, to those whom God chooses.

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