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“I came forth from the mouth of the Most High
    and covered the earth like a mist.[a]
I dwelt in the highest heavens,
    and my throne was in a pillar of cloud.
Alone I encircled the vault of heaven
    and traversed the depths of the abyss.

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Footnotes

  1. Wisdom of Ben Sira 24:3 Allusion to the “Spirit of God hover[ing] over the waters” (Gen 1:2).