Sirach 51:28
Good News Translation
No matter how much it costs you to get Wisdom, it will be well worth it.

New Revised Standard Version
Hear but a little of my instruction, and through me you will acquire silver and gold.

Contemporary English Version
And even if learning Wisdom costs you a lot of silver, she will bring you even more in gold.

New American Bible
Acquire but a little instruction, and you will win silver and gold through her.

Douay-Rheims Bible
I possessed my heart with her from the beginning: therefore I shall not be forsaken.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

I possessed my heart with her from the beginning: therefore I shall not be forsaken.

Sirach 51:26
I stretched forth my hands on high, and I bewailed my ignorance of her.

Sirach 51:27
I directed my soul to her, and in knowledge I found her.

Sirach 51:29
My entrails were troubled in seeking her: therefore shall I possess a good possession.

Sirach 51:30
The Lord hath given me a tongue for my reward: and with it I will praise him.

Context
Sirach 51
27I directed my soul to her, and in knowledge I found her. 28I possessed my heart with her from the beginning: therefore I shall not be forsaken. 29My entrails were troubled in seeking her: therefore shall I possess a good possession.…
Cross References
Sirach 51:26
I stretched forth my hands on high, and I bewailed my ignorance of her.

Sirach 51:27
I directed my soul to her, and in knowledge I found her.

Sirach 51:29
My entrails were troubled in seeking her: therefore shall I possess a good possession.

Sirach 51:30
The Lord hath given me a tongue for my reward: and with it I will praise him.



(Sir. Si Ecclesiasticus eccles eccl)

Sirach 51:27
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