Ben Sira 24:12

12 I put down roots among an honored people whom the Lord had chosen as his own.

Ben Sira 24:12 In-Context

10 I served him in the Sacred Tent and then made my home on Mount Zion.

11 He settled me in the Beloved City and gave me authority over Jerusalem.

12 I put down roots among an honored people whom the Lord had chosen as his own.

13 I grew tall, like the cedars in Lebanon, like the cypresses on Mount Hermon,

14 like the palm trees of Engedi, like the roses of Jericho, like beautiful olive trees in the fields, like plane trees growing by the water.