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Sirach 1:3-4
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3 Who can discover heaven’s height,
    the earth’s breadth,
    the abyss,[a] or wisdom?
4 Wisdom was created before everything else.
    Right understanding
    is as old as eternity.[b]

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  1. Sirach 1:3 Gk abysson
  2. Sirach 1:4 LXXb adds 1:5 The source of wisdom is God’s word in the highest places. She walks in accordance with eternal commandments.
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