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Wisdom of Ben Sira 32:13-15
New Catholic Bible
Wisdom of Ben Sira 32:13-15
New Catholic Bible
13 Above all, give praise to the one who made you
and has bestowed his favors on you so abundantly.
Trust in the Lord[a]
A Safe Way[b]
14 Whoever fears the Lord[c] will accept his discipline,
and whoever searches for him will gain his favor.
15 The man who seeks the law will be nourished by it,
but the hypocrite will regard it as a stumbling block.
Footnotes
- Wisdom of Ben Sira 32:14 As a good moralist, the author reassures the faithful, too easily at times: but he inculcates a deep trust in God. This will maintain the faithful in the difficult times that the author fails to mention.
- Wisdom of Ben Sira 32:14 People of the Old Testament find their essential directives in the practice and understanding of the law. It is a charter of life that guards them from preferring the changeable passions to true values. Those who regulate their life by it fear God (see Mt 5:19).
- Wisdom of Ben Sira 32:14 Whoever fears the Lord: Greek reads: “Whoever seeks God.”
