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Wisdom 14:1-3
New Catholic Bible
Wisdom 14:1-3
New Catholic Bible
Chapter 14
1 Again, someone preparing to embark on a voyage through turbulent waves
invokes a piece of wood more frail than the ship that carries him.
2 It was desire for profit that devised that vessel,
and Wisdom was the shipwright that built it.[a]
3 However, O Father, your providence[b] guides it,
since you have provided it with a pathway through the sea
and with a safe passage through the waves,
Footnotes
- Wisdom 14:2 Wisdom . . . built it: i.e., the technical skill of the artisan that built it is a fruit of Wisdom (see Wis 8:6; Ex 31:3; 35:31).
- Wisdom 14:3 Providence: a term borrowed from Greek philosophy to express an idea that is biblical (see Pss 145:8-9, 15-16; 147:9).
