Ben Sira 51:23-27
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
23 Come aside to me, you untutored,
and take up lodging in the house of instruction;[a](A)
24 How long will you deprive yourself of wisdom’s food,
how long endure such bitter thirst?
25 I open my mouth and speak of her:
gain wisdom for yourselves at no cost.(B)
26 Take her yoke upon your neck;
that your mind may receive her teaching.
For she is close to those who seek her,
and the one who is in earnest finds her.(C)
27 See for yourselves! I have labored only a little,
but have found much.
Footnotes
- 51:23 House of instruction: this may be a metaphor for Ben Sira’s teaching.
Ben Sira 51:23-27
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
23 Come aside to me, you untutored,
and take up lodging in the house of instruction;[a](A)
24 How long will you deprive yourself of wisdom’s food,
how long endure such bitter thirst?
25 I open my mouth and speak of her:
gain wisdom for yourselves at no cost.(B)
26 Take her yoke upon your neck;
that your mind may receive her teaching.
For she is close to those who seek her,
and the one who is in earnest finds her.(C)
27 See for yourselves! I have labored only a little,
but have found much.
Footnotes
- 51:23 House of instruction: this may be a metaphor for Ben Sira’s teaching.
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