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Wisdom of Ben Sira 24:25-27
New Catholic Bible
Wisdom of Ben Sira 24:25-27
New Catholic Bible
25 [a]It overflows, like the Pishon, with wisdom,
like the Tigris at the time of the firstfruits.
26 It runs over, like the Euphrates, with understanding,
like the Jordan at the time of the harvest.
27 It pours forth instruction like the Nile,[b]
like the Gihon at the time of vintage.
Footnotes
- Wisdom of Ben Sira 24:25 The Tigris and the Gihon were rivers of the earthly paradise (see Gen 2:11-13).
- Wisdom of Ben Sira 24:27 It pours forth instruction like the Nile: Greek reads: “It causes instruction to radiate like the light.”
