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Sirach 47:12-14
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Solomon

12 David prepared the way well for his son, a wise man, to rule after him. 13 (A)There was no war while Solomon was king. God gave him peace on all his borders, so that he could build for the Lord a Temple which would stand forever. 14 How wise you were, Solomon, when you were young! Your knowledge was like the Nile[a] in flood.

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  1. Sirach 47:14 Hebrew the Nile; Greek a river.
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