Sirach 24:1-12
Common English Bible
Praise of Wisdom[a]
24 Wisdom will praise herself,
and she will boast in the midst of her people.
2 In the assembly of the Most High,
she will open her mouth,
and in the presence of
his heavenly forces, she will boast:
3 “I came forth from the mouth
of the Most High,
and I covered the earth like a mist.
4 I lived in the heights,
and my throne was in a pillar of cloud.
5 I alone encircled the vault of heaven
and walked in the depths of abysses.
6 In the waves of the sea and in every land,
and among every people and nation,
I led the way.
7 I sought a resting place
among all of these.
In whose allotted territory
should I make my home?
8 “Then the creator of all things
gave me a command;
the one who created me pitched my tent
and said, ‘Make your dwelling in Jacob,
and let Israel receive your inheritance.’
9 Before the ages, from the beginning,
he created me,
and till eternity I will never fail.
10 I ministered before him in the holy tent,
and so I was established in Zion.
11 In the same way, he made
the dearly loved city my resting place
and established my authority
in Jerusalem.
12 I took root in a glorified people;
among the people the Lord chose
for his inheritance.
Footnotes
- Sirach 24:1 The title appears in Gk manuscripts.
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