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Epilogue

25 Two nations my soul detests,
    and the third is not even a people:
26 Those who live in Seir,[a] and the Philistines,
    and the foolish people that live in Shechem.

27 Instruction in understanding and knowledge
    I have written in this book,
Jesus son of Eleazar son of Sirach[b] of Jerusalem,
    whose mind poured forth wisdom.

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Footnotes

  1. Sirach 50:26 Heb Compare Lat: Gk on the mountain of Samaria
  2. Sirach 50:27 Heb: Meaning of Gk uncertain

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