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May he give us gladness of heart, and grant that peace may be in our days in Israel, as in the days of old.
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May he entrust to us his mercy! And let him deliver us in our days!
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With two nations my soul is vexed, and the third is no nation:
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Those who live on Mount Seir, and the Philistines, and the foolish people that dwell in Shechem.
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Instruction in understanding and knowledge I have written in this book, Jesus the son of Sirach, son of Eleazar, of Jerusalem, who out of his heart poured forth wisdom.
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.