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Sirach 1:17-22 Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)

17. The fear of the Lord is the sanctity of knowledge.

18. Sanctity will guard and justify the heart, and will bestow happiness and joy.

19. It will be well with him who fears the Lord, and at the consummation of his days, he will be blessed.

20. To fear God is the fullness of wisdom, and it is a fullness from its fruits.

21. She will fill her entire house from her offspring, and storehouses from her treasures.

22. The fear of the Lord is the crown of wisdom, the completion of peace, and the fruit of salvation.

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