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Wisdom of Ben Sira 24:21-23
New Catholic Bible
Wisdom of Ben Sira 24:21-23
New Catholic Bible
21 Whoever feeds on me will hunger for more;
whoever drinks of me will thirst for more.
22 Whoever obeys me will never be put to shame;
whoever follows my instructions will never sin.”
The Law, Source of Wisdom[a]
23 All this is the book of the covenant of the Most High God,
the law that Moses enjoined on us
as an inheritance for the assemblies of Jacob.
Footnotes
- Wisdom of Ben Sira 24:23 For the Israelites, the law is a summary of faith, history, and tradition. It resembles the current of living water that irrigated the earthly paradise (Gen 2:11-13) like the rivers that fertilize the East. An inexhaustible source, it irrigates abundantly the heart of human beings. As for the wise, they become prophets and canals through whom the waves of wisdom overflow on all coming generations.
