The Wisdom of Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)
Translated by Richard Challoner
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The opening
Ecclesiasticus Chapter 1
1:1. All wisdom is from the Lord God, and hath been always with him, and is before all time.
1:2. Who hath numbered the sand of the sea, and the drops of rain, and the days of the world? Who hath measured the height of heaven, and the breadth of the earth, and the depth of the abyss?
1:3. Who hath searched out the wisdom of God that goeth before all things?
1:4. Wisdom hath been created before all things, and the understanding of prudence from everlasting.
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