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Wisdom of Ben Sira 6:20-22
New Catholic Bible
Wisdom of Ben Sira 6:20-22
New Catholic Bible
20 How harsh she seems to the undisciplined;
the fool cannot abide her.
21 She will serve as a heavy stone to test him,
and he will lose no time in casting her aside.
22 For wisdom[a] is true to her name;
she is not accessible to many.
Footnotes
- Wisdom of Ben Sira 6:22 Wisdom: the Greek word for “discipline,” in the sense of wisdom, is musar, which is a homonym for, musar, meaning “removed” or “withdrawn.” Hence, wisdom is not accessible to many.
