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Ben Sira 14
Ben Sira 14:19-27
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Ben Sira 14:19-27
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Every product decays and ceases to exist, and the man who made it will pass away with it.
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Blessed is the man who meditates on wisdom and who reasons intelligently.
21
He who reflects in his mind on her ways will also ponder her secrets.
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Pursue wisdom like a hunter, and lie in wait on her paths.
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He who peers through her windows will also listen at her doors;
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he who encamps near her house will also fasten his tent peg to her walls;
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he will pitch his tent near her, and will lodge in an excellent lodging place;
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he will place his children under her shelter, and will camp under her boughs;
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he will be sheltered by her from the heat, and will dwell in the midst of her glory.
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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.