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Wisdom of Ben Sira 4:11-13
New Catholic Bible
Wisdom of Ben Sira 4:11-13
New Catholic Bible
Wisdom—Instructor of Human Beings[a]
11 Wisdom exalts her children
and helps those who seek her.
12 Whoever loves her loves life,
and those who seek her out diligently will be filled with joy.
13 Whoever regards her as of great value will inherit glory;
the Lord will bestow his blessings wherever she enters.
Footnotes
- Wisdom of Ben Sira 4:11 Wisdom is here personified (see Prov 1:23-25; 8:12-21; 9:1-6) as a good teacher. She leads those who seek her to happiness for she knows how to temper the overzealous. By the word wisdom, the author evokes an idea and practice of life; it is by the quality and the effort of life that people render true worship to the Holy One (v. 14), that is, to God.
