Ben Sira 24:17

17 Like a grapevine I put out lovely shoots; my blossoms gave way to rich and glorious fruit.

Ben Sira 24:17 In-Context

15 My breath was the spicy smell of cinnamon, of sweet perfume and finest myrrh, of stacte, onycha, and galbanum, the fragrant incense in the Sacred Tent.

16 Like an oak I spread out my branches, magnificent and graceful.

17 Like a grapevine I put out lovely shoots; my blossoms gave way to rich and glorious fruit.

19 Come to me, all you that want me, and eat your fill of my fruit.

Footnotes

• [a] [Some manuscripts add verse 18:] I am the mother of beautiful love, of fear, knowledge, and holy hope. Since I am eternal, I am given to all my children, who are named by him.