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[24 Do not cease to be strong in the Lord,
    and cling to him that he may strengthen you.
The Lord Almighty alone is God,
    and there is no savior apart from him.][a]
25 [b]It overflows, like the Pishon, with wisdom,
    like the Tigris at the time of the firstfruits.

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Footnotes

  1. Wisdom of Ben Sira 24:24 Added by some early MSS.
  2. Wisdom of Ben Sira 24:25 The Tigris and the Gihon were rivers of the earthly paradise (see Gen 2:11-13).