Sirach 39:4
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They will serve among the great and appear before rulers. They will travel in foreign lands, because they will test what’s good and what’s evil in people.
He shall serve among great men, and: appear before the governor.
Great people call on him for his services, and he is seen in the company of rulers. He travels to foreign lands in his efforts to learn about human good and evil.
He is in attendance on the great, and appears before rulers. He travels among the peoples of foreign lands to test what is good and evil among people.
He enters the service of the great and appears in the presence of rulers. He travels in foreign countries, experiencing a wide spectrum of human good and evil.
He serves among the great and appears before rulers; he travels in foreign lands and learns what is good and evil in the human lot.
He serves among the great and appears before rulers; he travels in foreign lands and learns what is good and evil in the human lot.
He serves among the great and appears before rulers; he travels in foreign lands and learns what is good and evil in the human lot.
They serve among the great and appear before rulers; they travel in foreign nations and learn what is good and evil in the human lot.
He will serve among great men and appear before rulers; he will travel through the lands of foreign nations, for he tests the good and the evil among men.
He will serve among great men and appear before rulers; he will travel through the lands of foreign nations, for he tests the good and the evil among men.
He shall minister in the midst of great men; and he shall appear in the sight of the chief judge. He shall pass into the land of alien folks; for he shall assay goods, and evils in all things.
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