Sirach 24:7-9

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⁷Among all these I sought a resting place;
in whose inheritance should I abide?

⁸“Then the Creator of all things gave me a command,
    and my Creator pitched my tent.
He said, ‘Encamp in Jacob,
    and in Israel receive your inheritance.’^(A)
⁹Before the ages, in the beginning, he created me,
    and for all the ages I shall not cease to be.^(B)