Sirach 1:4

4 Wisdom was created before everything else. Right understanding is as old as eternity.

Sirach 1:4 In-Context

2 Who can count the grains of sand in the seas, the drops of rain, or the days of eternity?

3 Who can discover heaven's height, the earth's breadth, the abyss, or wisdom?

4 Wisdom was created before everything else. Right understanding is as old as eternity.

6 To whom was Wisdom's root revealed? Who knew her wonderful feats?

Footnotes

• [a]. LXXb adds 1:5 The source of wisdom is God’s word in the highest places. She walks in accordance with eternal commandments.