6 To whom has the root of wisdom been revealed? Who has known her shrewd counsels? (WEB) 7 [Unto whom hath the knowledge of wisdom been made manifest? and who hath understood her great experience?] (KJV) 8 There is one wise, greatly to be feared, sitting upon his throne: the Lord. (WEB)
Sirach 1:6–8
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