Sirach 6:19

19 Draw nigh unto her as one that plougheth and sowethn,

And wait for the abundance of her fruits.

H A H C For in cultivating her thou [needest to] toilo but for a little,

For to-morrow shalt thou eat her fruits.

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H	Manuscript A, containing ch. 3:6–16:26; this consists of six leaves, and may be of the eleventh century.
H	Manuscript C (= Lévi’s D), containing an anthology from chapters 4–7, 18–20, 25, 26, 27. This MS consists of four leaves, and, according to Gaster, is older than the other MSS.
[	indicate an intrusion into the original text.