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22 The Lord gave me a tongue as my reward,
    and I will praise him with it.

23 Draw near to me, you who are untaught,
    and lodge in my school.
24 Why do you say you are lacking in these things,[a]
    and why are your souls very thirsty?

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Footnotes

  1. Sirach 51:24 Cn Compare Heb Syr: The Greek text of this line is uncertain

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