Ben Sira 36:16-24

16 and give them their inheritance, as at the beginning.
17 Have mercy, O Lord, on the people called by your name, on Israel, whom you have named your firstborn,
18 Have pity on the city of your sanctuary, Jerusalem, the place of your dwelling.
19 Fill Zion with your majesty, and your temple with your glory.
20 Bear witness to those whom you created in the beginning, and fulfill the prophecies spoken in your name.
21 Reward those who wait for you and let your prophets be found trustworthy.
22 Hear, O Lord, the prayer of your servants, according to your goodwill toward your people, and all who are on the earth will know that you are the Lord, the God of the ages.
23 The stomach will take any food, yet one food is better than another.
24 As the palate tastes the kinds of game, so an intelligent mind detects false words.

Footnotes 6

  • [a]. Other ancient authorities read [you have likened to]
  • [b]. Or [on your holy city]
  • [c]. Heb: Gk [your rest]
  • [d]. Heb Syr: Gk [the celebration of your wondrous deeds]
  • [e]. Heb Syr: Gk Lat [people]
  • [f]. Heb and two Gk witnesses: Lat and most Gk witnesses read [according to the blessing of Aaron for]
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