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God made a decree in Jacob,
    established a law in Israel:(A)
Which he commanded our ancestors,
    they were to teach their children;

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C. Wisdom Contained in the Law

37 [a]He has uncovered the whole way of understanding,
    and has given her to Jacob, his servant,
    to Israel, his beloved.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 3:37–38 As in Sir 24:8, Wisdom is given to Israel but also is said to live with all human beings (Prv 8:31).

(A)For what great nation is there that has gods so close to it as the Lord, our God, is to us whenever we call upon him? Or what great nation has statutes and ordinances that are as just as this whole law which I am setting before you today?(B)

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