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Sirach 1:19-27 Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)

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.

23. And the fear of the Lord has seen and numbered wisdom; but both are gifts of God.

24. Wisdom will distribute knowledge and an understanding of prudence; and she lifts up the glory of those who hold to her.

25. The root of wisdom is to fear the Lord, and its branches are long-lived.

26. In the treasures of wisdom is understanding and the sanctity of knowledge. But to sinners, wisdom is an abomination.

27. The fear of the Lord expels sin.

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