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Sirach 4:10-12
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Sirach 4:10-12
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
10 Be a father to orphans,
and be like a husband to their mother;
you will then be like a son of the Most High,
and he will love you more than does your mother.(A)
The Rewards of Wisdom
11 Wisdom teaches[a] her children
and takes hold of those who seek her.(B)
12 Whoever loves her loves life,
and those who seek her from early morning will be filled with joy.(C)
Footnotes
- 4.11 Heb Syr: Gk exalts
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