Sirach 47:14-16

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¹⁴How wise you were when you were young!
    You overflowed like the Nile^[a] with understanding.
¹⁵Your influence spread throughout the earth,
    and you filled it with proverbs having deep meaning.
¹⁶Your fame reached to far-off islands,
    and you were loved for your peaceful reign.

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Sirach 47:14 Heb: Gk a river

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