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Sirach 19:17–20

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17Question your neighbor before you threaten him,

and make room for the law of the Most High.y*

True and False Wisdom

20The whole of wisdom is fear of the Lord,

and in all wisdom there is the fulfillment of the law.z*

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Footnotes

  1. yOther ancient authorities add and do not be angry. 18The fear of the Lord is the beginning of acceptance, and wisdom obtains his love. 19The knowledge of the Lord’s commandments is life-giving discipline, and those who do what is pleasing to him enjoy the fruit of the tree of immortality.
  2. zOther ancient authorities add and the knowledge of his omnipotence. 21When a slave says to his master, “I will not act as you wish,” even if later he does it, he angers the one who supports him.

Cross references

  1. *Lev 19:17
  2. *Sir 1:14

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