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[He received the use of the five faculties from the Lord;
    as a sixth he gave him the gift of mind,
    and as a seventh the gift of reason, the interpreter of one’s faculties.][a]
He fashioned men’s tongues, eyes, and ears
    and gave them minds with which to think.
He filled them with wisdom and understanding
    and a knowledge of good and evil.

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  1. Wisdom of Ben Sira 17:5 Added by some early MSS.