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Wisdom of Ben Sira 39:1
New Catholic Bible
Wisdom of Ben Sira 39:1
New Catholic Bible
The Noble Vocation of the Sage[a]
How different a situation it is with the man who devotes himself to the fear of God
and to the study of the law of the Most High.
Chapter 39
1 He researches the wisdom of all the ancients
and occupies himself with the study of the prophecies.
Footnotes
- Wisdom of Ben Sira 39:1 This text gives witness of a deep love of the task of teaching and animation amid the community and the synagogue. At this epoch, scribes take the lead in the intellectual and spiritual domain. The author may be forgiven for including a bit of vanity in his description. He is not simply presenting one craft among other human ones; he is expressing the sublime idea he has of a vocation.
