Sirach 50:27–29

27 dWise instruction and apt proverbse d

ee f gOf Jeshua’, ggthe son of Eleazargg, the son of Sirag,

H B h iWhich he declared in the explanation of his hearth,

And which he taught with understandingi ee.

28 Blessed is the manii who meditatethk on these thingsl,

mAnd he that layeth them up in his heart shall become wisem.

G 29 nFor if he do them, ohe shall be strong for all thingsn,

H B pFor the fear of the Lord is lifep o.

APPENDIX TO THE BOOK (51:1–30 )

(a) 51:1–12. A Prayer

(= 2 + 2 + 2 + 3 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 3 distichs).

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.
G	The Greek Version
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