Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 24:12-14 Good News Bible Catholic Edition (GNBDK)

12. I put down roots among an honoured peoplewhom the Lord had chosen as his own.

13. I grew tall, like the cedars in Lebanon,like the cypresses on Mount Hermon,

14. like the palm-trees of Engedi,like the roses of Jericho,like beautiful olive-trees in the fields,like plane-trees growing by the water.

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