13 I was exalted like a cedar in Lebanon, And like a cypress tree on the mountains of Hermon. (WEB) 14 I was exalted like a palm tree on the sea shore, like rose bushes in Jericho, and like a fair olive tree in the plain. I was exalted like a plane tree. (WEB) 15 Like cinnamon and aspalathus, I have given a scent to perfumes. Like choice myrrh, I spread abroad a pleasant fragrance, like galbanum, onycha, stacte, and as the smell of frankincense in the tabernacle. (WEB)
Sirach 24:13–15
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