Sirach 50:25-27

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Epilogue

²⁵Two nations my soul detests,
and the third is not even a people:
²⁶Those who live in Seir,^[a] and the Philistines,
and the foolish people that live in Shechem.

²⁷Instruction in understanding and knowledge
I have written in this book,
Jesus son of Eleazar son of Sirach^[b] of Jerusalem,
whose mind poured forth wisdom.

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Footnotes

Sirach 50:26 Heb Compare Lat: Gk on the mountain of Samaria
Sirach 50:27 Heb: Meaning of Gk uncertain

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