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Wisdom of Solomon 8:19-21
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Wisdom of Solomon 8:19-21
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
19 As a child I was naturally gifted,
and a good soul fell to my lot,
20 or rather, being good, I entered an undefiled body.
21 But I perceived that I would not possess wisdom unless God gave her to me—
and it was a mark of insight to know whose gift she was—
so I appealed to the Lord and implored him,
and with my whole heart I said,(A)
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition (NRSVUE)
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