Sirach 24:6-8

Good News Translation

⁶ I ruled over^[a] all the earth and the ocean waves,
    over every nation, over every people.
⁷ I looked everywhere for a place to settle,
    some part of the world to make my home.
⁸ Then my Creator, who created the universe,
    told me where I was to live.
Make your home in Israel, he said.
    The descendants of Jacob will be your people.