Wisdom of Ben Sira 1:4-6

New Catholic Bible

⁴ Wisdom was created before all other things;
    and prudent understanding has existed from eternity.
[⁵ The fount of wisdom is God’s word in the highest heaven,
    and her ways are the eternal laws.]^[a]
6 To whom has the root of wisdom been revealed?
    Who understands her subtleties?