Sirach 24
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Sirach 24:1
ENGBRENT: Wisdom shall praise herself, and shall glory in the midst of her people.
ENGLXXUP: Wisdom shall praise herself,And shall glory in the midst of her people.
Sirach 24:2
ENGBRENT: In the congregation of the most High shall she open her mouth, and triumph before his power.
ENGLXXUP: In the congregation of the most High shall she open her mouth,And triumph before his power.
Sirach 24:3
ENGBRENT: I came out of the mouth of the most High, and covered the earth as a cloud.
ENGLXXUP: I came out of the mouth of the most High,And covered the earth as a cloud.
Sirach 24:4
ENGBRENT: I dwelt in high places, and my throne is in a cloudy pillar.
ENGLXXUP: I dwelt in high places,And my throne is in a cloudy pillar.
Sirach 24:5
ENGBRENT: I alone compassed the circuit of heaven, and walked in the bottom of the deep.
ENGLXXUP: I alone compassed the circuit of heaven,And walked in the bottom of the deep.
Sirach 24:6
ENGBRENT: In the waves of the sea, and in all the earth, and in every people and nation, I got a possession.
ENGLXXUP: In the waves of the sea, and in all the earth,And in every people and nation, I got a possession.
Sirach 24:7
ENGBRENT: With all these I sought rest: and in whose inheritance shall I abide?
ENGLXXUP: With all these I sought rest:And in whose inheritance shall I abide?
Sirach 24:8
ENGBRENT: So the Creator of all things gave me a commandment, and he that made me caused my tabernacle to rest, and said, Let thy dwelling be in Jacob, and thine inheritance in Israel.
ENGLXXUP: So the Creator of all things gave me a commandment,And he that made me caused my tabernacle to rest,And said, Let thy dwelling be in Jacob,And thine inheritance in Israel.
Sirach 24:9
ENGBRENT: He created me from the beginning before the world, and I shall never fail.
ENGLXXUP: He created me from the beginning before the world,And I shall never fail.
Sirach 24:10
ENGBRENT: In the holy tabernacle I served before him; and so was I established in Sion.
ENGLXXUP: In the holy tabernacle I served before him;And so was I established in Zion.
Sirach 24:11
ENGBRENT: Likewise in the beloved city he gave me rest, and in Jerusalem was my power.
ENGLXXUP: Likewise in the beloved city he gave me rest,And in Jerusalem was my power.
Sirach 24:12
ENGBRENT: And I took root in an honourable people, even in the portion of the Lord's inheritance.
ENGLXXUP: And I took root in an honorable people,Even in the portion of the Lord’s inheritance.
Sirach 24:13
ENGBRENT: I was exalted like a cedar in Libanus, and as a cypress tree upon the mountains of Hermon.
ENGLXXUP: I was exalted like a cedar in Lebanon,And as a cypress tree upon the mountains of Hermon.
Sirach 24:14
ENGBRENT: I was exalted like a palm tree on the sea shore, and as a rose plant in Jericho, as a fair olive tree in a plain, and grew up as a plane tree.
ENGLXXUP: I was exalted like a palm tree on the sea shore,And as a rose plant in Jericho,As a fair olive tree in a plain,And grew up as a plane tree.
Sirach 24:15
ENGBRENT: I gave a sweet smell like cinnamon and aspalathus, and I yielded a pleasant odour like the best myrrh, as galbanum, and onyx, and sweet storax, and as the fume of frankincense in the tabernacle.
ENGLXXUP: I gave a sweet smell like cinnamon and aspalathus,And I yielded a pleasant odor like the best myrrh,As galbanum, and onyx, and sweet storax,And as the fume of frankincense in the tabernacle.
Sirach 24:16
ENGBRENT: As the turpentine tree I stretched out my branches, and my branches are the branches of honour and grace.
ENGLXXUP: As the turpentine tree I stretched out my branches,And my branches are the branches of honor and grace.
Sirach 24:17
ENGBRENT: As the vine brought I forth pleasant savour, and my flowers are the fruit of honour and riches.
ENGLXXUP: As the vine brought I forth pleasant savor,And my flowers are the fruit of honor and riches.
Sirach 24:19
ENGBRENT: Come unto me, all ye that be desirous of me, and fill yourselves with my fruits.
ENGLXXUP: Come unto me, all ye that be desirous of me,And fill yourselves with my fruits.
Sirach 24:20
ENGBRENT: For my memorial is sweeter than honey, and mine inheritance than the honeycomb.
ENGLXXUP: For my memorial is sweeter than honey,And mine inheritance than the honeycomb.
Sirach 24:21
ENGBRENT: They that eat me shall yet be hungry, and they that drink me shall yet be thirsty.
ENGLXXUP: They that eat me shall yet be hungry,And they that drink me shall yet be thirsty.
Sirach 24:22
ENGBRENT: He that obeyeth me shall never be confounded, and they that work by me shall not do amiss.
ENGLXXUP: He that obeyeth me shall never be confounded,And they that work by me shall not do amiss.
Sirach 24:23
ENGBRENT: All these things are the book of the covenant of the most high God, even the law which Moses commanded for an heritage unto the congregations of Jacob.
ENGLXXUP: All these things are the book of the covenant of the most high God,Even the law which Moses commandedFor a heritage unto the congregations of Jacob.
Sirach 24:25
ENGBRENT: He filleth all things with his wisdom, as Phison and as Tigris in the time of the new fruits.
ENGLXXUP: He filleth all things with his wisdom,As Pishon and as Tigris in the time of the new fruits.
Sirach 24:26
ENGBRENT: He maketh the understanding to abound like Euphrates, and as Jordan in the time of the harvest.
ENGLXXUP: He maketh the understanding to abound like Euphrates,And as Jordan in the time of the harvest.
Sirach 24:27
ENGBRENT: He maketh the doctrine of knowledge appear as the light, and as Geon in the time of vintage.
ENGLXXUP: He maketh the doctrine of knowledge appear as the light,And as Gihon in the time of vintage.
Sirach 24:28
ENGBRENT: The first man knew her not perfectly: no more shall the last find her out.
ENGLXXUP: The first man knew her not perfectly:No more shall the last find her out.
Sirach 24:29
ENGBRENT: For her thoughts are more than the sea, and her counsels profounder than the great deep.
ENGLXXUP: For her thoughts are more than the sea,And her counsels profounder than the great deep.
Sirach 24:30
ENGBRENT: I also came out as a brook from a river, and as a conduit into a garden.
ENGLXXUP: I also came out as a brook from a river,And as a conduit into a garden.
Sirach 24:31
ENGBRENT: I said, I will water my best garden, and will water abundantly my garden bed: and, lo, my brook became a river, and my river became a sea.
ENGLXXUP: I said, I will water my best garden,And will water abundantly my garden bed:And, lo, my brook became a river,And my river became a sea.
Sirach 24:32
ENGBRENT: I will yet make doctrine to shine as the morning, and will send forth her light afar off.
ENGLXXUP: I will yet make doctrine to shine as the morning,And will send forth her light afar off.
Sirach 24:33
ENGBRENT: I will yet pour out doctrine as prophecy, and leave it to all ages for ever.
ENGLXXUP: I will yet pour out doctrine as prophecy,And leave it to all ages forever.
Sirach 24:34
ENGBRENT: Behold that I have not laboured for myself only, but for all them that seek wisdom.
ENGLXXUP: Behold that I have not labored for myself only,But for all them that seek wisdom.
ENGBRENT: PUBLIC DOMAIN
ENGLXXUP: public domain