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Sirach 25:9-11
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9 Happy is the one who finds good sense
    and the one who speaks to attentive listeners.(A)
10 How great is the one who finds wisdom!
    But none is superior to the one who fears the Lord.(B)
11 Fear of the Lord surpasses everything;
    to whom can we compare the one who has it?[a](C)

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Footnotes

  1. 25.11 Other ancient authorities add as 25.12: The fear of the Lord is the beginning of love for him, and faith is the beginning of clinging to him.
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