16 Your name reached to the far away islands, and you were loved for your peace. (WEB) 17 For your songs, proverbs, parables, and interpretations, the countries marveled at you. (WEB) 18 By the name of the Lord God, who is called the God of Israel, you gathered gold like tin, and multiplied silver like lead. (WEB)
Sirach 47:16–18
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