Ben Sira 24:21-23
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
21 Those who eat of me will hunger still,[a]
those who drink of me will thirst for more.(A)
22 Whoever obeys me will not be put to shame,
and those who serve me will never go astray.”
23 All this is the book of the covenant of the Most High God,(B)
the Law which Moses commanded us[b]
as a heritage for the community of Jacob.[c]
Footnotes
- 24:21 The paradox of wisdom is that, far from being satiated, those who partake of her will always desire more.
- 24:23 Ben Sira now identifies Wisdom and the law of Moses; see also Bar 4:1.
- 24:23
Other ancient texts read as v. 24:
Do not grow weary of striving with the Lord’s help,
but cling to him that he may reinforce you.
The Lord Almighty alone is God,
and apart from him there is no savior.
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