Sirach 24:27-29

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²⁷It pours forth instruction like the Nile,^[a]
    like the Gihon at the time of vintage.
²⁸The first man did not know wisdom^[b] fully,
    nor will the last one fathom her.
²⁹For her thoughts are more abundant than the sea,
    and her counsel deeper than the great abyss.

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Sirach 24:27 Syr: Gk It makes instruction shine forth like light
Sirach 24:28 Gk her

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