Wisdom of Ben Sira 1:12-14

New Catholic Bible

¹² The fear of the Lord gladdens the heart,
    bestowing happiness and joy and a long life.
^[a][The fear of the Lord is a gift from the Lord;
    also for love he makes firm paths.]
¹³ The one who fears the Lord will experience a happy end;
    he will be blessed on the day of his death.
¹⁴ The beginning of wisdom is the fear of the Lord;
    she is created with the faithful in their mothers’ wombs.