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Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 24:29-34 Good News Bible Anglicised (GNBDC)

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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