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Sirach 25:9-11
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
Sirach 25:9-11
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
9 Happy is one who finds a friend,[a]
and one who speaks to attentive listeners.
10 How great is one who finds wisdom!
But none is superior to one who fears the Lord.
11 Fear of the Lord surpasses everything;
to whom can we compare one who has it?[b]
Footnotes
- Sirach 25:9 Lat Syr: Gk good sense
- Sirach 25:11 Other ancient authorities add as verse 12, The fear of the Lord is the beginning of love for him, and faith is the beginning of clinging to him.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised (NRSVA)
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