rd, that he would
not leave me in the days of my trouble, and in the time of the
proud, when there was no help.

Sir 51:11
I will praise thy name continually, and will sing praises with
thanksgiving; and so my prayer was heard:

Sir 51:12
For thou savedst me from destruction, and deliveredst me from
the evil time: therefore will I give thanks, and praise thee,
and bless they name, O Lord.

Sir 51:13
When I was yet young, or ever I went abroad, I desired wisdom
openly in my prayer.

Sir 51:14
I prayed for her before the temple, and will seek her out even
to the end.

Sir 51:15
Even from the flower till the grape was ripe hath my heart
delighted in her: my foot went the right way, from my youth up
sought I after her.

Sir 51:16
I bowed down mine ear a little, and received her, and gat much learning.

Sir 51:17
I profited therein, therefore will I ascribe glory unto him that
giveth me wisdom.

Sir 51:18
For I purposed to do after her, and earnestly I followed that
which is good; so shall I not be confounded.

Sir 51:19
My soul hath wrestled with her, and in my doings I was exact:
I stretched forth my hands to the heaven above,
and bewailed my ignorances of her.

Sir 51:20
I directed my soul unto her, and I found her in pureness: I have had
my heart joined with her from the beginning, therefore shall I not
be foresaken.

Sir 51:21
My heart was troubled in seeking her: therefore have I gotten
a good possession.

Sir 51:22
The Lord hath given me a tongue for my reward, and I will praise him
therewith.

Sir 51:23
Draw near unto me, ye unlearned, and dwell in the house of learning.

Sir 51:24
Wherefore are ye slow, and what say ye to these things,
seeing your souls are very thirsty?

Sir 51:25
I opened my mouth, and said, Buy her for yourselves without money.

Sir 51:26
Put your neck under the yoke, and let your soul receive
instruction: she is hard at hand to find.

Sir 51:27
Behold with your eyes, how that I have but little labour, and
have gotten unto me much rest.

Sir 51:28
Get learning with a great sum of money, and get much gold by her.

Sir 51:29
Let your soul rejoice in his mercy, and be not ashamed of his praise.

Sir 51:30
Work your work betimes, and in his time he will give you your reward.

The Book of Baruch

Bar 1:1
And these are the words of the book, which Baruch the son of
Nerias, the son of Maasias, the son of Sedecias, the son of
Asadias, the son of