Ben Sira 6:19
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
19 As though plowing and sowing, draw close to her;
then wait for her bountiful crops.
For in cultivating her you will work but little,
and soon you will eat her fruit.
Ben Sira 6:27-28
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
27 Inquire and search, seek and find;
when you get hold of her, do not let her go.
28 Thus at last you will find rest in her,
and she will become your joy.
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