Sirach 24:8–12

8 “Then the Creator of all things gave me a commandment,

and the one who created me assigned a place for my tent.

And he said, ‘Make your dwelling in Jacob,

and in Israel receive your inheritance.’

9 From eternity, in the beginning, he created me,

and for eternity I shall not cease to exist.

10 In the holy tabernacle I ministered before him,

and so I was established in Zion.

11 In the beloved city likewise he gave me a resting place,

and in Jerusalem was my dominion.

12 So I took root in an honored people,

in the portion of the Lord, who is their inheritance.