Good News Bible Anglicised

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 24:22-28 Good News Bible Anglicised (GNBDC)

22. Obey me, and you will never have cause for embarrassment;do as I say, and you will be safe from sin.”

23. Wisdom is the Law, the Law which Moses commanded us to keep, the covenant of God Most High, the inheritance of the synagogues of Israel.

25. The Law overflows with Wisdom like the River Pishon, like the Tigris at fruit-picking time.

26. The Law brims over with understanding like the Euphrates, like the Jordan at harvest time.

27. It sparkles with teachings like the Nile, like the Gihon at grape-picking time.

28. The first human being ever created never knew Wisdom completely, and the last person on earth will be no more successful.