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Wisdom of Sirach / Ecclesiasticus 24

0 2 Wisdome doeth praise herselfe, shew her beginning, 4 Her dwelling, 13 Her glory, 17 Her fruit, 26 Her increase, and perfection. XXIV ¶ [fn]Wisedome shall praise her selfe, and shall glory in the midst of her people. 2 In the Congregation of the most high, shall she open her mouth, and triumph before his power. 3 [fn]I came out of the mouth of the most High, and couered the earth as a cloud. 4 [fn]I dwelt in high places, and my throne is in a cloudy pillar. 5 I alone compassed the circuit of heauen, and walked in the bottome of the deepe. 6 In the waues of the sea, and in all the earth, and in euery people, and nation, I got a possession. 7 With all these I sought rest: and in whose inheritance shall I abide? 8 So the creatour of all things gaue mee a commandement, and hee that made me, caused my tabernacle to rest: and said, Let thy dwelling be in Iacob, and thine inheritance in Israel. 9 [fn]Hee created mee from the beginning before the world, and I shall neuer faile. 10 [fn]In the holy Tabernacle I serued before him: and so was I established in Sion. 11 [fn][fn]Likewise in the beloued citie he gaue mee rest, and in Ierusalem was my power. 12 And I tooke roote in an honourable people, euen in the portion of the Lords inheritance. 13 I was exalted like a Cedar in Libanus, and as a Cypresse tree vpon the mountaines of Hermon. 14 [fn][fn]I was exalted like a palme tree in Engaddi, and as a rose-plant in Iericho, as a faire oliue tree in a pleasant fielde, and grew vp as a planetree by the water. 15 [fn]I gaue a sweete smell like cinamon, and aspalathus, and I yeelded a pleasant odour like the best mirrhe, as Galbanum and Onix, and sweet Storax, and as the sume of franckincense in the Tabernacle. 16 As the Turpentine tree, I stretched out my branches, and my branches are the branches of honour and grace. 17 [fn]As the Uine brought I foorth pleasant sauour, and my flowers are the fruit of honour and riches. 18 [fn]I am the mother of faire loue, and feare, and knowledge, and holy hope, I therefore being eternall, am giuen to all my children which are named of him. 19 Come vnto me all ye that be desirous of mee, and fill your selues with my fruits. 20 [fn]For my memorial is sweeter then hony, and mine inheritance then the hony combe. 21 They that eate mee shall yet be hungry, and they that drinke me shall yet be thirstie. 22 He that obeyeth me, shall neuer be confounded, and they that worke by me, shall not doe amisse. 23 [fn]All these things are the booke of the Couenant of the most high God, euen the Law which Moses commanded for an heritage vnto the Congregations of Iacob. 24 Faint not to bee strong in the Lord; that he may confirme you, cleaue vnto him: for the Lord Almightie is God alone, and besides him there is no other Sauiour. 25 [fn]He filleth all things with his wisdome, as Physon, and as Tigris in the time of the new fruits. 26 [fn]He maketh the vnderstanding to abound like Euphrates, and as Iorden in the time of the haruest. 27 He maketh the doctrine of knowledge appeare as the light, and as Geon in the time of vintage. 28 The first man knew her not perfectly: no more shall the last finde her out. 29 For her thoughts are more then the Sea, and her counsels profounder then the great deepe. 30 [fn]I also came out as a brooke from a riuer, and as a conduit into a garden. 31 I said, I will water my best garden, and will water abundantly my garden bedde: and loe, my brooke became a riuer, and my riuer became a sea. 32 I will yet make doctrine to shine as the morning, and will send forth her light afarre off. 33 I will yet powre out doctrine as prophecie, and leaue it to all ages for euer. 34 [fn]Behold that I haue not laboured for my selfe onely, but for all them that seeke wisedome.

24:1 The praise of wisedome.

24:3 Or, a miste.

24:4 Iob.22. 14.

24:9 Pro.8.23.

24:10 Exod.31. 3.

24:11 Psal. 132. 8.

24:11 Or, holy.

24:14 Or, Cades.

24:14 Or, in the water.

24:15 Exod.30. 34.

24:17 Ioh. 15.1.

24:18 Or, chosen.

24:20 Psal.19. 10,11.

24:23 Exod. 20. 1. and 24. 1. deut.4.1. and 29.2.

24:25 Gen.2.11.

24:26 Iosh.3.15.

24:30 Or, draine or ditch.

24:34 Chap. 33. 16.