Ben Sira 47:14-16
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
14 How wise you were when you were young,
overflowing with instruction, like the Nile in flood!(A)
15 Your understanding covered the whole earth,
and, like a sea, filled it with knowledge.
16 Your fame reached distant coasts,
and you were beloved for your peaceful reign.
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