Sirach 25:10-11

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¹⁰How great is he who has gained wisdom!
But there is no one superior to him who fears the Lord.
¹¹The fear of the Lord surpasses everything;
to whom shall be likened the one who holds it fast?^[a]

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Footnotes

Sirach 25:11 Other authorities add ¹²The fear of the Lord is the beginning of love for him, and faith is the beginning of clinging to him.

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