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14 To fear the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;
    she is created with the faithful in the womb.
15 She made[a] among human beings an eternal foundation,
    and among their descendants she will abide faithfully.
16 To fear the Lord is fullness of wisdom;
    she inebriates mortals with her fruits;

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  1. Sirach 1:15 Gk made as a nest

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