Sirach 44:4

4 wPrinces of nationsw xin their statesmanshipx,

yAnd (trusted) leaders in their penetrationy;

zClever of speechz ain their (scribal) instructiona,

band speakers of wise sayings in their traditionb;

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(	indicates that the word or words so enclosed or printed are supplied for the sake of clearness.
H	Manuscript B, containing 30:11–33:3, 35:11–38:27, 39:15–49:15a; this consists of 19 leaves, and may be of the twelfth century.