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[The fount of wisdom is God’s word in the highest heaven,
    and her ways are the eternal laws.][a]
To whom has the root of wisdom been revealed?
    Who understands her subtleties?
[To whom has an understanding of wisdom been disclosed?
    And who has known her resourcefulness?][b]

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Footnotes

  1. Wisdom of Ben Sira 1:5 Added by some early MSS.
  2. Wisdom of Ben Sira 1:7 Added by some early MSS.