Sirach 24:12-14

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

¹³ “I grew tall like a cedar in Leb′anon,
    and like a cypress on the heights of Hermon.
¹⁴ I grew tall like a palm tree in En-ged′i,^[a]
    and like rose plants in Jericho;
like a beautiful olive tree in the field,
    and like a plane tree I grew tall.