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Wisdom of Ben Sira 14:19-21
New Catholic Bible
Wisdom of Ben Sira 14:19-21
New Catholic Bible
19 All work decays and ceases to exist,
and its author will pass away with it.[a]
Blessed Is the Man Who Meditates on Wisdom[b]
20 Blessed is the man who meditates on[c] Wisdom
and reasons with intelligence,
21 [d]who reflects on her ways in his heart
and ponders her secrets,
Footnotes
- Wisdom of Ben Sira 14:19 The Book of Revelation (Rev 14:13) modifies the notion that all human works will perish, indicating that a person’s works will follow after him into the glory of a new life: “They will find rest from their labors, for their deeds go with them.”
- Wisdom of Ben Sira 14:20 Wisdom, which teaches the real reasons for living, is not easy to attain. People must seek assiduously, scrutinizing the law and the sayings of the sages. But to those who pursue their quest unceasingly, she offers herself like a young bride and brings them happiness and renown.
- Wisdom of Ben Sira 14:20 Meditates on: some early MSS read: “dies in.”
- Wisdom of Ben Sira 14:21 The structure of these verses follows the Hebrew.
