Sirach 25:9-11

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⁹Happy is the one who finds a friend,^[a]
    and the one who speaks to attentive listeners.
¹⁰How great is the one who finds wisdom!
    But none is superior to the one who fears the Lord.
¹¹Fear of the Lord surpasses everything;
    to whom can we compare the one who has it?^[b]

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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.

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