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10     and the really great one: someone who is wise.
    But the greatest one of all is the person who fears the Lord.

11 Such a person has no equal, because the fear of the Lord is the most important thing in the world.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Sirach 25:11 Some manuscripts add verse 12: Fearing the Lord is the first step toward loving him, and faith is the first step toward loyalty to him.

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