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Sirach 18:28-30
Common English Bible
Sirach 18:28-30
Common English Bible
28 All intelligent people
have recognized Wisdom,
and they will acknowledge[a]
anyone who finds her.
29 Those who are intelligent with words
have become wise themselves,
and they have poured forth
fitting proverbs.[b]
Self-controlz[c]
30 Don’t go after your desires,
and restrain yourself
from your appetites.
Footnotes
- Sirach 18:28 Or she will acknowledge
- Sirach 18:29 LXXb adds Confidence in a single master is better than adhering with a dead heart to a dead one.
- Sirach 18:30 The title appears in Gk manuscripts.
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