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Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 24:25-34 Good News Bible Anglicised (GNBDC)

25. The Law overflows with Wisdom like the River Pishon, like the Tigris at fruit-picking time.

26. The Law brims over with understanding like the Euphrates, like the Jordan at harvest time.

27. It sparkles with teachings like the Nile, like the Gihon at grape-picking time.

28. The first human being ever created never knew Wisdom completely, and the last person on earth will be no more successful.

29. The possibilities of Wisdom are vaster than the ocean; her resources are more profound than the deepest waters beneath the earth.

30. As for me, I thought of myself as an irrigation canal bringing water from a river into a garden.

31. I only intended to water my orchard and flower beds, but the canal soon became a river, and the river became a sea.

32. And so I present you with my learning; I hold it high, so that its light can be seen everywhere, like that of the rising sun.

33. Like an inspired prophet, I pour out my teachings, so that future generations can benefit from them.

34. Please realize that I have not done all this hard work for myself alone, but to help anyone who wants to be wise.

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