Sirach 47:14-16

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