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Wisdom of Ben Sira 14:20-22
New Catholic Bible
Wisdom of Ben Sira 14:20-22
New Catholic Bible
Blessed Is the Man Who Meditates on Wisdom[a]
20 Blessed is the man who meditates on[b] Wisdom
and reasons with intelligence,
21 [c]who reflects on her ways in his heart
and ponders her secrets,
22 who pursues her like a hunter
and lies in watch by her paths,
Footnotes
- Wisdom of Ben Sira 14:20 Wisdom, which teaches the real reasons for living, is not easy to attain. People must seek assiduously, scrutinizing the law and the sayings of the sages. But to those who pursue their quest unceasingly, she offers herself like a young bride and brings them happiness and renown.
- Wisdom of Ben Sira 14:20 Meditates on: some early MSS read: “dies in.”
- Wisdom of Ben Sira 14:21 The structure of these verses follows the Hebrew.
