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

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Footnotes

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

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